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6807
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Windmill Point Restaurant is located at Mile Post 16 and one-half on the by-pass in Nags Head. The restaurant is owned by Sarah E. Forbes, MD, of Newport News, Virginia. It is a combination of first-class dining and the nation's largest private collection of memorabilia, assembled by Forbes, from the famous luxury liner, S.S. United States. Robinson describes the food served and ship's items that surround patrons as they dine.
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North Carolina Literary Review
(NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. Issue 12, 2003,
p128-129, il
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8780
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In 1796, the first Cape Fear Lighthouse was completed. Because of the extensive shoals, the tower was built four miles inland. As a result of its location, it was effectively useless to sailors, and was replaced by a new tower in 1818. The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, built in 1802, also proved ineffective. Lighthouses are no longer built today. In their stead are skeleton towers.
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9681
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Arrington discusses natural threats to two of the state's lighthouses--Hatteras and Cape Lookout--and what can be done to save them.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 45 Issue 7, July 1981,
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10658
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The actual records regarding the construction of the Cape Lookout Lighthouse have either been misplaced or destroyed. The author interviewed her grandfather and other \"old fisherman\" friends to piece together the story of how the locals solved the problems associated with building a lighthouse on such an isolated stretch of the outer banks over 100 years ago.
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10837
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North Carolina's next to newest lighthouse is Frying Pan Light, which in 1964 replaced the lightship stationed at the end of Frying Pan Shoals. While its location 34 miles offshore from Southport will render it invisible to most vacationers, it is already a familiar sight to the legion if sport fishermen who take charter boats to these fishing grounds. The new light, called a \"Texas tower\" because it is patterned after off-shore oil rigs, is built in 46 feet of water, constructed of steel girders on pilings, and is topped with living quarters, a helipad, and the \"business\" part of the structure including lights, horns, and other equipment aimed at the maintenance of safe passage in the surrounding waters.
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11904
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Set to replace the last lightship in North Carolina, the new Texas tower lighthouse station will be built 34 miles southeast of Southport, in 46 feet of water. The new tower will stand 88 feet above the low mean water line, securely anchored into the hard clay beneath the sea floor. Constructed by J. Ray McDermott, a New Orleans based Company, the new tower will cost $1,569,000 to build.
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12099
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In the 19th-century birds colliding with lighthouses died in significant numbers, sometimes as high as three hundred in a single night. Bolen discusses how C.H. Merriam's work on this problem eventually led to the formation of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 74 Issue 4, Apr 2010,
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Commemorative monuments are often planned and designed to represent a particular time and place, however, North Carolina lighthouses and the Tar Baby vs. St. Sebastian sculpture unintentionally became monuments of immense importance. The lighthouses were built for practical use to help sailors navigate the difficult North Carolina coastline, but now they are icons of state tourism. Michael Richards' sculpture, Tar Baby vs. St. Sebastian commemorates the Tuskegee Airmen, but after Richards' death during the September 11, 2001 attacks, this sculpture memorializes Richards and those who also lost their lives on 9/11.
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9.The Guiding Lights by Exum, Steve [Photographer] Business North Carolina Vol. 26 Issue 5, May 2006
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24211
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The author presents the histories of various lighthouses on the North Carolina coast.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 26 Issue 5, May 2006,
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24443
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The author presents the various historical lighthouses found in North Carolina, providing a brief account of each lighthouse’s history and significance.
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24479
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Though their role is no longer what it used to be, historic coastal lighthouses are still an important part of the state’s history and tourism industry. This article discusses the status of the various lighthouses, including the ones that are still active and those that may be in danger of falling.
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Touchstone Energy Cooperatives boasted that the Tarheel State’s cultural and natural landscape is as sundry as its inhabitants. When it comes to NC’s main mountain range, outdoor activities such as the Appalachian National Scenic Trail can offer new meaning to the great outdoors. For Piedmont Region travelers who are military buffs, Greensboro offers a Revolutionary War battle site in its Guildford Courthouse National Military Park. As for what the other end of NC’s climatic spectrum offers, visiting the Outer Banks lighthouses can provide a treasure trove of memories.
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Many articles are written about NC’s series of lighthouses, but keepers often not mentioned. In this instance, the spotlight was placed on the person who kept the beacon burning. Highlighted were details of lighthouse keeper life and later work experience aboard a lightship. Also mentioned were the seven lighthouses where he worked, such as Cape Charles on Smith Island and Cape Lookout off of Harkers Island.
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Glimpses of the past were perhaps seen most clearly in this collection of photos. One was a reminder of when the ferry was the only source of transport for humans and cargo. Others were reminders of businesses long since gone out of business, as well as buildings still standing. Most the photos, though, attested the importance of waterways around the Island, whether the creek familiarly known as the “Slash,” Core Sound, or Atlantic Ocean.
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Hatteras Island--History; Hatteras Island--Social life and customs; Outer Banks--History; Outer Banks--Culture; Core Sound; Ferries--North Carolina; Methodist Church--North Carolina; Methodists--North Carolina; Oregon Inlet; Oregon Inlet--History; Channel bass--Outer Banks; Red drum; Ghost stories--Coastal; Coast defenses; Lighthouses