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Historic Lighthouses and Light Stations in North Carolina

 

The year in parentheses refers to the year in which the light was first lit in the existing tower.

 

Cross-section drawing of lighthouse and attached keeper's house

Bald Head ("Old Baldy") Light (1817)

Location: Bald Head Island/Cape Fear River

 

Bodie Island Light (1872)

Location: 4 miles north of Oregon Inlet
Cape Hatteras National Seashore

 

Cape Hatteras Light (1870)

Location: North of Cape Hatteras Point/Outer Banks
Cape Hatteras National Seashore

 

Cape Lookout Light (1859)

Location: Core Banks
Cape Lookout National Seashore

 

Currituck Beach Light (1875)

Location: Outer Banks/Whale Head Bay

 

Diamond Shoal Light (1966)

Location: North Carolina seacoast

 

Oak Island Light (1958)

Location: Cape Fear River mouth

 

Ocracoke Island Light (1823)

Location: Ocracoke Inlet/Outer Banks
Cape Hatteras National Seashore

 

Roanoke River Light (1903)

Location: Relocated from Albemarle Sound

 

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