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Cape Hatteras Light
By Ava Bradley
Information From:
LighthouseFriends.com
NCbeaches.com
outerbankslighthousesociety.com
Photo by tehchix0r
Cape Hatteras Location
-Cape Hatteras Light is located on Hatteras Island, Outer Banks of North Carolina
-Cape Hatteras Light and Visitor Center official address is 46368 Old Lighthouse Road, Buxton, North Carolina
-The lighthouse is located not to far from Kitty Hawk, where the Wright Brothers flew the first airplane
-The lighthouse is located of Hwy 12 near the small town of Buxton, North Carolina
-The famous lighthouse is currently located 15,00 feet from the shoreline
Photo by "JT" Taylor
Cape Hatteras History
-The original lighthouse was built in 1803 and the current lighthouse was built in 1870
-Construction began on the lighthouse in 1854 to increase the height of the lighthouse from 90 feet to 150 feet
-The lighthouse had construction in 1870 to increase the again, from 150 feet to 210 feet, this was the final time the lighthouse's height had to be increased
-Cape Hatteras Lighthouse has had many lighthouse keepers in the past, that cranked the gears at night
-Cape Hatteras Lighthouse survived throughout the Civil War, which took place on Hatteras Island
Photo by bumeister1
Cape Hatteras Features
-The lighthouse is open for visitors year-round
-The base of the lighthouse consists of 1,250,000 red bricks
-The Hatteras Lighthouse has 2 black and white spiral areas, with a red-brick base
-The lighthouse was originally on the shore, but was brought back due to erosion
- The lighthouse was brought back so it didn't fall into the ocean due to erosion
Photo by Michael Bentley
Famous Cape Hatteras
-One reason the lighthouse is famous is because of it's height, Cape Hatteras is the tallest lighthouse in North Carolina
-Cape Hatteras is famous because it is located a few hundred feet from the ocean of Cape Hatteras National Seashore
-The Cape Hatteras Light is the tallest brick lighthouse in the world
-The Cape Hatteras Light was one of the first lighthouses in North Carolina
-Cape Hatteras Light was one of the first lighthouses in the United States
- The lighthouse is the tallest lighthouse in the U.S
Photo by Serithian
Cape Hatteras Facts
-The lighthouse is 210 feet from the red-brick base to the lightning rod
-Cape Hatteras is the tallest brick lighthouse in the world
-There is 268 cast-iron steps to the light of Cape Hatteras
-The lighthouse had to be re-built in 1870 because the Frensel lens had been badly damaged during war
-Cape Hatteras Light flashes every 7 1/2 seconds
Photo by jjjj56cp
