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| Bodie Island Lighthouse, Nags Head, NC |
*Dates of operation~~ 1872-present
*Building Material~~ Brick, cast iron, and stone
*Tower~~ 170 feet
*Elevation~~ Sea level
*Markings~~ White w/ horizontal black bands and black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ White flash 2.5 seconds on, 2.5 off, 2.5 on, 22.5 off
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters, cistern, oil house, storage building
*Automated~~ 1954
*Original Lens~~ First Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Original lens remains in use
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ National Park Service (Cape Hatteras National Seashore)
*Waterway Location~~ Atlantic Ocean, just north of Oregon Inlet on North Carolina's Outer
Banks
*Significant Feature~~ Third lighthouse to be built in the vicinity. First two, no longer in
existence, were south of Oregon Inlet.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.nps.gov/caha/bodielh.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/park/bodie.htm
Roger Bansemer's lighthouse info and history
http://www.bansemer.com/north_carolina_lighthouses/bodie-lighthouse.htm
*Building Material~~ Brick, cast iron, and stone
*Tower~~ 170 feet
*Elevation~~ Sea level
*Markings~~ White w/ horizontal black bands and black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ White flash 2.5 seconds on, 2.5 off, 2.5 on, 22.5 off
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters, cistern, oil house, storage building
*Automated~~ 1954
*Original Lens~~ First Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Original lens remains in use
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ National Park Service (Cape Hatteras National Seashore)
*Waterway Location~~ Atlantic Ocean, just north of Oregon Inlet on North Carolina's Outer
Banks
*Significant Feature~~ Third lighthouse to be built in the vicinity. First two, no longer in
existence, were south of Oregon Inlet.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.nps.gov/caha/bodielh.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/park/bodie.htm
Roger Bansemer's lighthouse info and history
http://www.bansemer.com/north_carolina_lighthouses/bodie-lighthouse.htm
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