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| Ocracoke Island Lighthouse, Ocracoke, NC |
*Dates of operation~~ 1823-present
*Building Material~~ Brick w/ mortar surface
*Tower~~ 65 feet
*Elevation~~ 75 feeet above sea level
*Markings~~ Solid white
*Light Pattern~~ Fixed white
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters, oil house and 2 storage buildings
*Automated~~ 1955
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel (newly installed 1899)
*Open to Public?~~ yes (grounds only)
*Current Owner~~ U S Coast Guard owns tower, National Park Service owns grounds
*Waterway Location~~ Ocracoke Inlet, Outer Banks
*Significant Feature~~ Shortest navigational light on the east coast.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.nps.gov/caha/ocracokelh.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/park/ocracoke.htm
Roger Bansemer's lighthouse info and history
http://www.bansemer.com/north_carolina_lighthouses/ocracoke_lighthouse.htm
*Building Material~~ Brick w/ mortar surface
*Tower~~ 65 feet
*Elevation~~ 75 feeet above sea level
*Markings~~ Solid white
*Light Pattern~~ Fixed white
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters, oil house and 2 storage buildings
*Automated~~ 1955
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel (newly installed 1899)
*Open to Public?~~ yes (grounds only)
*Current Owner~~ U S Coast Guard owns tower, National Park Service owns grounds
*Waterway Location~~ Ocracoke Inlet, Outer Banks
*Significant Feature~~ Shortest navigational light on the east coast.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.nps.gov/caha/ocracokelh.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/park/ocracoke.htm
Roger Bansemer's lighthouse info and history
http://www.bansemer.com/north_carolina_lighthouses/ocracoke_lighthouse.htm
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