Charleston County Public Library

North Carolina lighthouses, the stories behind the beacons from Cape Fear to Currituck Beach, Cheryl Shelton-Roberts & Bruce Roberts ; foreword by Ray Jones

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

illustrationsmaps

index present

non fiction

North Carolina lighthouses

bibliography

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Cheryl Shelton-Roberts & Bruce Roberts ; foreword by Ray Jones

the stories behind the beacons from Cape Fear to Currituck Beach

"Of the over four dozen lighthouse that once dotted the jagged shoreline of North Carolina, only nine still stand, watching over 300 miles of coast. These remaining beacons, though technically obsolete, are cherished monuments of North Carolina history. Instead of warning ships to safer waters, their presence now draws thousands of visitors each year, from historians to tourists. With this book, co-founders of the Outer Banks Lighthouse Society Cheryl Shelton-Roberts and Bruce Roberts provide a well-researched, heavily illustrated, and human-centered history of these towering structures"--, Provided by publisher

Lighting North Carolina's coastline -- The second Bald Head Island lighthouse and other Cape Fear lights -- Ocracoke Island lighthouse and its neighbors -- Fresnel lenses refocus tower lights -- The second Cape Lookout lighthouse -- The third Bodie Island lighthouse -- North Carolina lighthouses, 1861-1865 -- The second Cape Hatteras lighthouse: the move of the century -- Light vessels and a new type of offshore tower: working off the grid -- Currituck Beach light station: lighting the way to living history -- Facelifts in old age: restoration efforts and changing roles for North Carolina's lights