. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. NORTH CAROLINA LIGHTHOUSES Standing as sentinels on the sand, the North CaroHna hghthouses have warned many oceangoing vessels of the treacherous shoals offshore. Although they no longer use reflective lenses to broadcast their light, many of the lighthouses are still in operation using automated beams. Only two have darkened their hghts and been abandoned. All are worth a visit, if only as a reminder of another day in ocean navigation. The red brick Currituck Beach Light- house stands 158 feet tall near t
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. NORTH CAROLINA LIGHTHOUSES Standing as sentinels on the sand, the North CaroHna hghthouses have warned many oceangoing vessels of the treacherous shoals offshore. Although they no longer use reflective lenses to broadcast their light, many of the lighthouses are still in operation using automated beams. Only two have darkened their hghts and been abandoned. All are worth a visit, if only as a reminder of another day in ocean navigation. The red brick Currituck Beach Light- house stands 158 feet tall near the village of Corolla. The Bodie Island Lighthouse, marked by broad alternate black and white bands, stands north of Oregon Inlet. The old lightkeeper's house has been converted into a visitor center and natural history museum by the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Living history presentations recount the his- tory of the lighthouse, shipwrecks and life- saving along the Outer Banks. The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, noted for its black and white candy-striped pattern and height (rising 225 feet above sea level— the tallest in America), stands threatened by the very sea against which it warns. Located in Buxton, the lightkeeper's house has also been converted into a visitor attraction, the Museum of the Sea. The white, 76-foot Ocracoke Lighthouse, the second oldest operating lighthouse in the United States, overlooks the fishing village of the same name. To its south, the Cape Lookout Lighthouse, remembered for its diamond pattern, is also threatened by an encroaching sea. Located on Core Banks, the lighthouse is accessible only by boat. Price's Creek Lighthouse, located about two miles above Southport, guided vessels up the Cape Fear River to Wilmington. Abandoned, the lighthouse today stands in the museum sponsors lectures, concerts, spe- cial programs and classes. The museum is open 10 to 5 Tues- day through Saturday. Admission is free. For more information, call 91
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