Ocracoke Lighthouse

Local nameOcracoke Lighthouse
LocationNorth Carolina, United States

Ocracoke Light was built in Hyde County, on Ocracoke Island, Ocracoke, North Carolina in 1823 by Massachusetts builder Noah Porter. The lighthouse stands 75 feet tall. Its diameter narrows from 25 feet at the base to 12 feet at its peak. The lighthouse was built to help guide ships through Ocracoke Inlet into Pamlico Sound.

In 1864, Confederate troops dismantled the fourth-order Fresnel Lens, but Union forces later restored it.

Ocracoke Light is the oldest operating light station in North Carolina and the second oldest lighthouse still standing in the state. The lighthouse was automated in 1955.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocracoke_Light

Official Website https://www.nps.gov/caha/planyourvisit/ols.htm

Lighthouse Friends http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=355

Address 360 Lighthouse Rd, Ocracoke, NC 27960, USA

Coordinates 35°6'32.322" N -75°59'9.713" E

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