Record #:

4782

Author(s):

Smith, Pam

Abstract:

Historic Bald Head Lighthouse, built on Bald Head Island in 1817-1818, is North Carolina's oldest surviving lighthouse. It was neither the first or the last lighthouse to send a guiding beacon to mariners entering the Cape Fear River. Smith chronicles their history.

Source:

Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Autumn 2000, p15, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Bald Head Lighthouse; Lighthouses--Bald Head Island

Record #:

24565

Author(s):

Armstrong, James P., Jr.

Abstract:

The author recounts his visit to Bald Head Island to sketch North Carolina’s historical landmarks, such as the state’s oldest standing lighthouse and various U.S. Coast Guard Lifesaving Stations.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 39 Issue 20, March 1972, p12-13, 21, il

Subject(s):

Bald Head Island; Bald Head Island--Description and travel; Bald Head Island--History; Bald Head Lighthouse; Life-saving stations--Outer Banks; Lifesaving service--North Carolina; Life-saving stations--North Carolina