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| | Lighthouse List |
| | Alphabetical Name Listing (including aliases) |
| | Name | Products | | City |
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| | NORTH CAROLINA |
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| | Bald Head | Southport |
| | LOCATION: Bald Head Island; Cape Fear River |
| | Baldy (old) | Southport |
| | LOCATION: Bald Head Island; Cape Fear River |
| | Bodie Island | Nags Head |
| | LOCATION: 4 Miles North of Oregon Inlet |
| | HISTORY: Bodie Island, 1872 |
| | Bodie Island, North Carolina |
| | The original tower was blown up by the Confederates during the Civil War. The |
| | replacement stands 156' above sea level. Its First Order Fresnel replacement |
| | lens is visible for 19 miles. |
| | Cape Fear | (unknown) |
| | Cape Hatteras | 3 | | Buxton |
| | LOCATION: North of Cape Hatteras Point; Outer Banks |
| | HISTORY: Cape Hatteras, 1870 |
| | Hatteras Island, North Carolina |
| | Tallest in the nation, this 193' tower with a First Order Fresnel lens helps protect |
| | vessels from the treacherous Diamond Shoals often know as "The Graveyard of |
| | the Atlantic." |
| | Cape Lookout | 1 | | Beaufort |
| | LOCATION: Core Banks |
| | HISTORY: Cape Lookout, 1859 |
| | Cape Lookout, North Carolina |
| | Its beacon guides mariners within the hazardous shoals of Shackleford Banks, a |
| | rendezvous point for Blackbeard the Pirate. Its light, visible for 19 miles, is 150' |
| | above the ground. |
| | Currituck Beach | Corolla |
| | LOCATION: Outer Banks; Whale Head Bay |
| | HISTORY: Currituck Beach, 1874 |
| | Currituck, North Carolina |
| | Situated half-way between Cape Henry and Bodie Island, this tower is outfitted |
| | with a First Order lens that flashes every 20 seconds. Close to a million |
| | unpainted bricks were used in its construction. |
| | Frying Pan Shoals | (unknown) |
| | Oak Island | Oak Island |
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