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10541
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In the 19th-century North Carolina had dozens of sound and river lighthouses, besides its more famous coastal ones. Standing 12 feet above the water, these two-story, four-sided structures of a 1,000 square feet functioned like today's highway markers. The Roanoke River Lighthouse originally stood at the mouth of the river near Plymouth. This lighthouse was relocated to Edenton where it awaits restoration.
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17776
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Standing alone in the Albemarle Sound, the Roanoke River lighthouse once seemed out of place, but for more than fifty years it has served its humble purpose to mark the mouth of the Roanoke River. With a rich history since its commission in 1887, the Roanoke River Lighthouse has a new exterior and a home right where it started.
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38124
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It’s actually a replica of the lighthouse built in 1886 and copies the screw-pile design of the original. However, the Roanoke River Lighthouse in Plymouth reveals a genuine interest in and truth about the lifeways of an earlier time in Eastern North Carolina. Included is a timeline for that’s representative of both this lighthouse and the time period in which it was constructed.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 10 Issue 4, August/September 2018,
p58-61
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Roanoke River Lighthouse; Plymouth; Lighthouses--Roanoke River; Roanoke River Lighthouse and Maritime Museum (Plymouth); Byrd, William II, 1674-1744; North Carolina History Project; Dismal Swamp (N.C. and Va.)--History; Dismal Swamp Canal (N.C. and Va.); Outer Banks Lighthouse Society; Lightships--North Carolina, Eastern; Boats and boating, Traditional--North Carolina