Bird's eye view from the top of Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. The bare area shows the track used to move the lighthouse in 1999

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View from the top of Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. The large barren area is the track on which they transported the lighthouse to its current location. From 1870-1999, the lighthouse stood closer to the ocean in the spot at the end of this track.

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Size: 5650px × 3750px
Photo credit: © Marla Holden / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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