| Bodie Island Oregon Inlet (1848, 1853, 1871) This lighthouse has taken its toll over the years. It suffered considerable damage on two occaisons during the Civil War, and had to be rebuilt. Its present structure contains day markings of black and white circular bands and contains an automatic light with a beam powerful enough to be seen at a distance of 19 miles. It is located on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. 
Cape Hatteras | Buxton (1803, 1869) Cape Hatteras lighthouse is known for being the tallest lighthouse in America. It stands 225 feet above sea level with a total height of 208 feet. The walls of the tower measure 13 feet thick at its base, and is composed of 1.2 million bricks. The lighthouse is located on the Outer Banks of the North Caroline coast. Cape Hattaras, the tallest brick lighthouse in the United States, was moved the summer of 1999. Take a look at the Live Cam view of it. We watched it move via livecam and later visited it after the move was completed. 
Currituck | Corolla (1875) This red brick tower often called Whalehead is 150 feet above sea level and is situated on Whalehead Hill halfway between the Cape Henry Lighthouse in Virginia and Bodie Island Light in North Carolina. It filled a void on the coastline that had taken its toll on many lives in the 1800s. The lighthouse stands near the village of Corolla on the northern end of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. 
Ocracoke | Ocracoke Island (1823) The Ocracoke Lighthouse is the oldest active lighthouse in North Carolina. The current 76-foot-tall tower replaced the first Ocracoke Lighthouse which was a 55-foot-high, wooden structure. The original lighthouse was struck by lightning in 1818 and burned down. The 1823 lighthouse was controlled by both northern and southern troops during the Civil War. In 1868, the tower was cemented and covered with its first coat of whitewash. |
