Record #:

4561

Author(s):

Shelton-Roberts, Cheryl; Roberts, Bruce

Abstract:

In 1890, the U.S. Government awarded experienced marine contractors Anderson & Barr of New Jersey a contract to build a lighthouse on Diamond Shoals, nine miles off Cape Hatteras. The Shoals, an area of strong undersea currents and shifting sands, has doomed many a ship and mariner. It was more than a match for the contractors, despite their heroic efforts. Unable to keep the lighthouse base level because of shifting sands, the workforce withdrew on July 4, 1891, in the face of a hurricane which destroyed the remains of the lighthouse.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 67 Issue 12, May 2000, p52-55, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Diamond Shoals--History; Lighthouses--Diamond Shoals

Record #:

12082

Author(s):

Dean, Earl

Abstract:

Five attempts at constructing a lighthouse on the dangerous Diamond Shoals prior to 1894 failed. Proving too difficult a project to undertake, a lightship was stationed 15 miles off shore to warn mariners of the perilous shifting shoals.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 24 Issue 7, Aug 1956, p9-10, il

Subject(s):

Diamond Shoals--History; Lighthouses--Diamond Shoals