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.
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
