Each of these photographs was taken on the first day of my recent
Outer Banks visit. Each of the lighthouses has its own individual
history as well as a shared common history with the Lighthouse Service
(and its predecessors), which merged with the Coast Guard in 1939. North
Carolina lighthouses are addressed in several places, among which is
http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblighthouses/LHNC.asp
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| Currituck Beach Light |
| Construction: |
Brick |
| Tower shape: |
Conical tower |
| Height: |
162 ft (49 m) |
| Year first lit: |
1875 |
| Automated: |
1939 |
| Original lens: |
Unpainted red brick with black lantern house |
| Range: |
18 nautical miles (33 km) |
| Notes: |
Between 1980 and 1991 the lighthouse |
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underwent renovation performed by The Outer Banks Conservationists (OBC). |
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| Bodie Island Light |
| Construction: |
Brick |
| Tower shape: |
Conical tower |
| Height: |
165 ft (50 m) |
| Year first lit: |
1872 |
| Markings/pattern: |
White and black bands with black lantern house |
| Automated: |
1940 |
| Original lens: |
First order Fresnel lens, 1872 |
| Range: |
18 nautical miles (33 km) |
| Notes: |
Restoration between 2009 and 2013. Relit |
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April 18, 2013. |
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| Cape Hatteras Light |
| Construction: | Brick |
| Tower shape: | Conical tower |
| Height: | 210 ft (64 m) (current tower) |
| Year first lit: | 1803 |
| Markings/pattern: | Black and white spiral bands with black lantern house |
| Automated: | 1936 (skeleton tower), 1950 (current tower) |
| Original lens: | First order Fresnel, 1870 |
| Range: | 24 nautical miles (44 km) |
| Notes: | Current tower moved 1/2 mi inland in 1999. |
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| Ocracoke Light |
| Construction: | Brick w/ mortar surface |
| Tower shape: | Conical tower |
| Height: | 76 ft (23 m) |
| Year first lit: | 1823 |
| Markings/pattern: | White |
| Automated: | 1955 |
| Original lens: | Fourth order Fresnel, 1854 |
| Range: | 15 nautical miles (28 km) |
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