Record #:

6540

Author(s):

Faulkner, Janice Hardison

Abstract:

Wilson native James Newcombe reminisces about his days in the lighthouse service. He served on lightships, which function the same way as lighthouses, except that they are anchored out at sea. Newcombe ended his career at the end of World War II at the Cape Lookout lighthouse.

Source:

Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 8 Issue 1, Feb 1980, p6

Subject(s):

Lighthouses; Lighthouse keepers--Cape Lookout