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25041
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There have been many lighthouse keepers at Hatteras. This year the families of those lighthouse keepers got together to remember them all. Generations were brought together as they reminisced and caught up on family history.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Holiday 2001, p6-11, il, por Periodical Website
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35960
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Noted details for the tallest lighthouse in America were a drawing of the original lighthouse, the mid nineteenth century renovation that yielded installation of the Fresnel Lens, and its role in the Civil War.
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Sea Chest (NoCar F 262 D2 S42), Vol. 2 Issue 3, Spring/Summer 1975, p46-47
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35563
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Standing by as a silent testament to the enduring importance of waterway safety were lighthouses. Half can boast being the oldest (Ocracoke, 1823), the tallest (Cape Hatteras, 208 feet), and is the brightest (Oak Island, 20,000,000 candlepower) in America.
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New East (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 1 Issue 3, June/July 1973, p8, 29
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13278
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Old Cape Hatteras Light, guardian of the most dreaded shoals of the Atlantic, is back in service. First built in 1870, the lighthouse seemed to totter on the shore as the Banks shifted from winds and currents. In 1936, projects began to stabilize the shifting sands. The creation of fences, sand dunes, and sea grass patches have helped drive back the encroaching shore from the light, securing it for now.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 21 Issue 7, July 1953, p28-29, f
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Record #:
10212
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Sharpe discusses the reactivation of the historic Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. The distinctive black-and-white striped tower was built in 1870, and as the sea encroached over the years, a metal tower to replace it was built in Trent Woods in the 1930s.
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We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 7 Issue 6, Oct 1949, p12-13, 20, il