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| Price's Creek Lighthouse, Southport, NC |
*Dates of operation~~ 1848-1861
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 20 feet
*Elevation~~ Sea level
*Markings~~ Natural red brick
*Light Pattern~~
*Existing Buildings~~ None
*Automated~~ N/A
*Original Lens~~ 8 Argand lamps and 8- 14" reflectors
*Current Lens~~ None
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ Archer Daniels Midland Company
*Waterway Location~~ Cape Fear River
*Significant Feature~~ Only survivor of the eight lighthouses which were built along the
Cape Fear River in 1848, (all were destroyed by retreating Confederates during Civil War,
this lighthouse sustained damage, but was not destroyed).
LINKS
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction's lighthouse info and history
http://www.itpi.dpi.state.nc.us/caroclips/pricescreek.html
Stephen Wilmoth's account of his 2005 visit to the lighthouse
http://www.beachbum.homestead.com/Lighthouses/NorthCarolina/PricesCreek/2005Visit.html
Roger Bansemer's Price's Creek page
http://www.bansemer.com/north_carolina_lighthouses/prices_creek_lighthouse.htm
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 20 feet
*Elevation~~ Sea level
*Markings~~ Natural red brick
*Light Pattern~~
*Existing Buildings~~ None
*Automated~~ N/A
*Original Lens~~ 8 Argand lamps and 8- 14" reflectors
*Current Lens~~ None
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ Archer Daniels Midland Company
*Waterway Location~~ Cape Fear River
*Significant Feature~~ Only survivor of the eight lighthouses which were built along the
Cape Fear River in 1848, (all were destroyed by retreating Confederates during Civil War,
this lighthouse sustained damage, but was not destroyed).
LINKS
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction's lighthouse info and history
http://www.itpi.dpi.state.nc.us/caroclips/pricescreek.html
Stephen Wilmoth's account of his 2005 visit to the lighthouse
http://www.beachbum.homestead.com/Lighthouses/NorthCarolina/PricesCreek/2005Visit.html
Roger Bansemer's Price's Creek page
http://www.bansemer.com/north_carolina_lighthouses/prices_creek_lighthouse.htm
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