Cape Hatteras lighthouse / Mary Ellen Riddle, Douglas Stover.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Riddle, Mary Ellen, author.

Stover, Douglas E., author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lighthouses.

Hatteras, Cape (North Carolina)--History--Pictorial works.

Hatteras, Cape (North Carolina).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2021]

Summary:

The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, standing 198.49 feet, is the tallest brick lighthouse in the United States. From 1803, when the first Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was built, to today, it cast its light over the waters off the Outer Banks of North Carolina, also called the "Graveyard of the Atlantic." Its history--stretching from Augustin-Jean Fresnel's lens laboratory in France to the beaches of Hatteras Island where the lighthouse keepers labored--includes war, shipwrecks, hurricanes, and cutting-edge technology. Due to politics, funding, and its precarious location, it took great effort to erect and protect a lighthouse built on a barrier island. The supporters and caretakers were many, including Alexander Hamilton in the 1700s and children donating coins to a statewide preservation campaign in 1982. In the 21st century, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse continues to send out its beam to mariners.

Contents:

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. From Darkness into Light

2. Guarding Liberty and Light

3. Erosion, Vandalism, and a Changing of the Guard

4. The Move of the Century

5. The Luminosity of Genius

6. Keeping Watch

7. A Bright Today and Beyond.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781439672457

1439672458

OCLC:

1249475518