Lighthouses
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Bald Head Island Lighthouses
Bald Head Island Lighthouse
Bald Head Island, NC 28461
Bald Head Island Lighthouse was built in 1817 * It is the oldest standing lighthouse in North Carolina * The lighthouse is 109' tall, made of brick and coated with cement * The tower is no longer in service, however serves as a tourist attraction * Caswell Beach Lighthouses
Oak Island Light House
Caswell Beach, NC 28465
The Oak Island Lighthouse was completed in 1958 * The ligthhouse is 158' tall * The tower is designed to sway about three inches in a 100 mile per hour wind * There is no spiral staircase as found in most older lighthouses, but instead a series of ships ladders with a total of 134 steps to the lantern gallery level * The Oak Island light is located on property that has been in use as a US Coast Guard station since the 1930s * In 2004 the lighthouse and the surrounding property were deeded to the Town of Caswell Beach along with adjacent beachfront property * The town has made provisions for additional parking as well as providing access to the lighthouse grounds and a boardwalk access to the beach with an observation deck.
Southport Lighthouses
Price’s Creek Lighthouse
Southport, NC 28461
This lighthouse is 20 feet tall with a red brick exterior and was built in 1848. Although not operational, this is the only one of eight lighthouses built along the Cape Fear River between Oak Island and Wilmington that is still standing. It is located on private property but visible from the Southport-Fort Fisher Ferry as you leave the Southport dock.
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