Bodie Island Lighthouse (pronounced body)
This lighthouse was completed in 1872
and stands 150 feet high.
Ocracoke Lighthouse
This is NC's oldest operating lighthouse.
It stands 75 feet tall
and shines 14 miles out to sea.
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
(also known as American's Lighthouse)
This is the tallest brick beacon in the country
standing 208 feet and is visible for more than 20 miles.
It was officially completed and lit in 1870.
In 1999, it was moved a half mile inland,
to save it from the encroaching Atlantic.
Currituck Beach Lighthouse
This one stands 158 feet tall.
It's lens began flashing in 1875.
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