The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

Author: Dawson Carr

Publisher: UNC Press Books

Published: 2012-09-01

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 1469606453

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Since 1871 the Cape Hatteras lighthouse has been a welcome sight for sailors entering the treacherous region off North Carolina's Outer Banks known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic. At 208 feet high, it is the tallest lighthouse in the country and one of the state's most famous landmarks. Through the years, it has withstood the ravages of both humans and nature, weathering numerous violent storms and two wars. But perhaps the gravest threat the structure faced in recent history was the erosion of several hundred yards of beach that once stood between it and the ocean. As powerful tides and rising sea levels increasingly endangered the lighthouse's future, North Carolinians debated fiercely over how best to save it, eventually deciding on a controversial plan to move the beacon inland to safety. First published by UNC Press in 1991, this book tells the story of the noble lighthouse from its earliest history to the present day. In this new edition, Dawson Carr details the recent relocation of the treasured landmark. For now, it seems, North Carolinians have succeeded in protecting their lighthouse, as it has protected them for over a century.

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

Author: Mary Ellen Riddle

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2021-05-03

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1439672458

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The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, standing 198.49 feet, is the tallest brick lighthouse in the United States. From 1803, when the first Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was built, to today, it cast its light over the waters off the Outer Banks of North Carolina, also called the "Graveyard of the Atlantic." Its history--stretching from Augustin-Jean Fresnel's lens laboratory in France to the beaches of Hatteras Island where the lighthouse keepers labored--includes war, shipwrecks, hurricanes, and cutting-edge technology. Due to politics, funding, and its precarious location, it took great effort to erect and protect a lighthouse built on a barrier island. The supporters and caretakers were many, including Alexander Hamilton in the 1700s and children donating coins to a statewide preservation campaign in 1982. In the 21st century, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse continues to send out its beam to mariners.

Cape Hatteras
Cape Hatteras

Author: H. Lea Lawrence

Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9781581820324

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"Retraces the great writer's footsteps to Hemingway's special places and records the recollections and insights offered by some of the people who remembered his visits"--Cover.

Cape Hatteras Light
Cape Hatteras Light

Author: Aileen Weintraub

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2002-12-15

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9780823961689

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A history of North Carolina's Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, the tallest lighthouse in the United States and the second tallest lighthouse in the world.

Moving Hatteras
Moving Hatteras

Author: Cheryl Shelton-Roberts

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13: 9780967653709

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Some copies are abailable; this edition is written in future tense. Later edition has updated photos and text about the completed move process.

Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Author: Doug Stover

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1467123072

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Cape Hatteras National Seashore was authorized by Congress on August 17, 1937, and established on January 12, 1953. As the nation's first national seashore, it encompasses 30,000 acres and crosses three islands, Bodie, Hatteras, and Ocracoke, for approximately 70 miles. Nearby Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, located within the authorized seashore boundary, is 5,880 acres. Over the centuries, the seashore has witnessed major historic events, including the landing of the first English explorers, the death of Blackbeard the pirate, Civil War battles, German U-boat attacks, hundreds of shipwrecks, and devastating hurricanes. Descended from horses brought over by Spanish explorers, the Ocracoke ponies still roam the landscape. This National Park Service unit also includes the majestic Bodie Island, Cape Hatteras, and Ocracoke Lighthouses. The seashore is a haven for wildlife and recreational beachgoers. Cape Hatteras National Seashore showcases the rich natural and cultural heritage of America's first national seashore.

North Carolina Lighthouses
North Carolina Lighthouses

Author: Bruce Roberts

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2011-09-01

Total Pages: 171

ISBN-13: 0762768339

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A stunning, full-color celebration of some of the world’s most famous lighthouses, the shoreline they stand on, and the people who have worked to protect them The lore and history of North Carolina’s seafaring past comes to life in the text by Cheryl Shelton-Roberts and photographs by Bruce Roberts.