Record #:

12580

Author(s):

Pleasant, Paul

Abstract:

Replacing the Cape Fear light on Smith Island, the 142' tall Oak Island Lighthouse is the brightest in the western hemisphere. Established as a working light on 15 May 1958, and built by W. F. Brinkley and Son, the Oak Island Lighthouse marks the entryway into the Cape Fear River.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 43 Issue 10, Oct 1966, p9, il

Subject(s):

Lighthouses--Oak Island