Record #:

29893

Author(s):

Heffernan, Pete

Abstract:

The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, now 108 years old, stands only 310 feet from the inlet. As erosion threatens the Outer Banks, the National Park Service is considering three options to save the lighthouse: let nature take its course; move the lighthouse; or build up the beach around it.

Source:

Sea Chest (NoCar F 262 D2 S42), Vol. 5 Issue 3, Fall 1979, p9-11, por

Subject(s):

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse--History