. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. COASTAL TIDINGS Hatteras light History, Engineering Honored Through the first half of the 20th century, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was a beacon of safety in treacherous seas. In recent years, it also became known for an engineering feat. Both aspects of the Dare County landmark will be recognized May 5-6. The National Park Service will rededicate the light station in its new location, away from an eroding shoreline. An architectural landmark, the lighthouse will have a plaque citing the move as the "
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. COASTAL TIDINGS Hatteras light History, Engineering Honored Through the first half of the 20th century, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was a beacon of safety in treacherous seas. In recent years, it also became known for an engineering feat. Both aspects of the Dare County landmark will be recognized May 5-6. The National Park Service will rededicate the light station in its new location, away from an eroding shoreline. An architectural landmark, the lighthouse will have a plaque citing the move as the "most significant engineering event of 1999," according to the Ameri- can Society of Civil Engineers. The May 5 ceremony — which is open to the public — is part of the weekend's Lighthouse Keepers' Descen- dents Homecoming. The park and lighthouse will be open all day. For information on the Web, go to and follow news and events links. While online, check out the "live cam" views, including one from the top of the lighthouse. Throughout the weekend, the public will mingle with descendents of light-. Cape Hatteras Ligfit prior to move house keepers dating back to the early 1900s. The homecoming is expected to draw 1,500 relatives from across the country. Because of facility capacity, those programs will be limited to the descendents. The Outer Banks Lighthouse Society, with the work of genealogist Sandra Clunies, has developed a database of 85 keepers and assistant keepers, many from seven core families. An executive planning committee has worked with volunteers to organize the homecoming and gather information for a book, Hatteras Keepers: Oral and Family Histories. Proceeds from the book, published by the society and edited by Cheryl Shelton- Roberts, will help defray reunion costs. Interviews include Jennie Fulcher, now age 94, and Edna Casey Gray, now 93, whose fathers were assistant keepers in the 1910s and 1920s. To see if you are part o
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