North Carolina's Lighthouses

Cape Lookout Lighthouse

Built 1859 Stands 160 Ft. Tall
The first Cape Lookout lighthouse was lighted for the first time in 1812 but was

inadequate. In 1859 a new 156-foot tower was built. Confederates

destroyed the lens in the Civil War. Located Core Banks Island, NC.

Currituck Beach Lighthouse

Built 1875 Stands 163 Ft. Tall
The Currituck Beach Lighthouse is the only light in North Carolina

that is still housed in its original structure. Located in Corolla, NC.

Bodie Island Lighthouse

Built 1872 Stands 156 Ft. Tall
This is the third lighthouse to be built at this site. The first fell because of poor

construction, Confederates destroyed the second. Located in South Nags Head, NC.

Ocracoke Lighthouse

Built 1823 Stands 75 Ft. Tall
The oldest lighthouse still in operation in North Carolina, and one of

the oldest on the Eastern coast of the United States.

Located on the Ocracoke Island, NC.

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

Built 1870 Stands 208 Ft. Tall
Tallest Brick Lighthouse in North America. Signal distance: 19 nautical miles, 1 flash every 7.5 seconds.

Congress authorized the construction of a lighthouse at Cape Hatteras

in 1794. The lighthouse was completed in 1803. It was 90 feet tall

and made of sandstone. Sailors complained that they could not see

the light because it was just the right height to be hidden by fog.

In 1853 the government increased the height to 150 feet. This was done

by adding sixty feet of brick on top of the sandstone.

Complaints persisted that the light from Cape Hatteras was inadequate for guiding

ships. A new lighthouse was authorized in 1867. The new lighthouse

was completed in 1870. It was 208 feet tall, making it the tallest

lighthouse in the United States. In 1873 the lighthouse was painted

with its distinctive black and white spiral stripes.

The old lighthouse was destroyed. Located in Buxton, NC.

Bald Head("Old Baldy") Lighthouse

Built 1796 Stands 110 Ft. Tall
Bald Head was the site of the first NC lighthouse. This is the "oldest" standing

lighthouse on NC coast. Guided ships into the Cape Fear River.

Located in Bald Head Island, NC.

Oak Island Lighthouse

Built 1958 Stands 169 Ft. Tall
This lighthouse is owned and operated by the US Coast Guard located

near the end of Caswell Beach.

Prices Creek Lighthouse

Built 1948 Stands 20 Ft. Tall
The brick shell, known as Price's Creek Lighthouse, is the only one of eight

lighthouses along the Cape Fear River, which were authorized by Congress

in 1848, that is still standing. Two others were built on Oak Island,

two at Upper Jettee, and the remaining two at Orton's Point

and at Campbell's Island. A lightboat was placed at Horseshoe Shoal,

between Price's Creek Lighthouse and Federal Point Lighthouse.

During the Civil War, Price's Creek Lighthouse served as a Confederate

signal station. Located on the Cape Fear River between

Oak Island and Wilmington.

Roanoke Lighthouse

Built 1835
This lighthouse is the only one that survived the move from having once set upon

metal legs to the shore. It is now located in Edenton,NC as a private cottage.

Maps of the North Carolina's Lighthouses

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What are some other interesting facts about lighthouses?

First Lighthouse - Boston, MA (1716)

Oldest Lighthouse in Service - Sandy Hook, NJ (1764)

Newest Shoreside Lighthouse - Charleston, SC (1962)

Tallest Lighthouse - Cape Hatteras, NC (191 ft)

Highest Lighthouse (above sea level) - Cape Mendocino,

CA (515 ft)

First American-built West Coast Lighthouse - Alcatraz

Lighthouse (1854)

First lighthouse to use electricity - Statue of

Liberty (1886)

First Great Lakes lighthouses - Buffalo, NY & Erie,

PA (1818)

Most expensive lighthouse (adjusted cost) -

St. George’s Reef,CA (1891)

First lighthouse built completely by the Federal

Government - Montauk Point, NY (1797)

Founding of the US Lighthouse Service - 7 August 1789

US Lighthouse Service merged with the Coast Guard -

7 July 1939

The Moving of Cape Hatteras,NC, 1999. This site has

complete video coverage of the actual moving and

update information on Cape Hatteras. We would

like to thank and credit the "National Park Service"

for these photos. Moving Of Cape Hatteras"

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