1. Lighthouses of North Carolina

2. Bald Head Island Lighthouse
Nicknamed “Old Baldy”
Oldest lighthouse in N.C.
Completed in 1818
108 ft. high
Guards the mouth of Cape Fear River
Replaced in 1958 by the Oak Island Lighthouse

3. Ocracoke Island Lighthouse
Oldest operating Lighthouse in N.C.
Completed in 1823
Second oldest Lighthouse in N.C.
76 ft. high

4. Cape Hatteras
Cape Lookout
Cape Fear

5. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
Most famous lighthouse in N.C.
Tallest brick lighthouse in the world
212 ft. tall
Completed in 1870
Light can be seen 20 miles out in the ocean.

6. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
Guards the treacherous Diamond Shoals “Graveyard of the Atlantic”
Once in danger of eroding into the ocean
Originally built 300 yards from ocean
Moved to safety in 1999

7. Cape Hatteras

8. “The Graveyard of the Atlantic”
Diamond Shoals
Cape Hatteras

9. Diamond Shoals Lightship
LV-71: The First of Six Lightships at Diamond Shoals
1897—1918
Sunk during Word War I by a German U-Boat (Submarine)

10. Diamond Shoals Lightship
1947—1966 Replaced by the Diamond Shoals Light Tower

11. Diamond Shoals Lightship
1947—1966 Replaced by the Diamond Shoals Light Tower

12. Diamond Shoals Light Tower
Completed in 1966
Automated in 1977
Deactivated in 2001

13. Diamond Shoals Light Tower

14. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

15. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

16. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse The Move

17. The Moving of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

18. The Moving of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

19. The Moving of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

20. The Moving of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

21. The Moving of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

22. The Moving of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

23. The Moving of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

24. Cape Lookout Lighthouse
Completed in 1859
150 ft. high
Became a prototype for other lighthouses in N.C.
Light can be seen for 19 miles
Replaced older Cape Lookout Lighthouse built in 1812

25. Bodie Island Lighthouse
Completed in 1872
Cape Lookout’s twin
150 ft. high
Light can be seen for 19 miles
Replaced older Bodie Island Lighthouse

26. Currituck Beach Lighthouse
Completed in 1875
Identical to Bodie Island and Cape Lookout
Not painted – natural red brick
Sometimes called the Corolla Light

27. Mouth of Cape Fear River
Wilmington
Cape Fear River
Oak Island Lighthouse
Bald Head Island Lighthouse
Mouth of Cape Fear River
Cape Fear
Frying Pan Shoals
Silt and Sand

28. Frying Pan Shoals Light Tower
Constructed in 1966
Automated in 1979
Deactivated in 2003
Now serves as a Bed and Breakfast

29. Oak Island Lighthouse Completed in 1958
Paint mixed with concrete so it will never have to be painted
Has brightest lights of any lighthouse in the world
Guards the mouth of the Cape Fear River and the dangerous Frying Pan Shoals
Replaced the Bald Head Island Lighthouse