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Brak wants to know, "How tall is Bodie Island lighthouse on the Outer banks of North Carolina"? |
Brak wants to know, "How tall is Bodie Island lighthouse on the Outer banks of North Carolina"? (Bodie is 150 Feet tall and not 156feet) Bodie Lighthouse Satistics and History Name: Bodie Lighthouse County: Dare Built: 1872 Operational: Yes Body of Water: Atlantic Ocean, Roanoke Sound Color: Black - White Design: Horizontal bands Height: 150 feet Signal Visible: 19 miles History: Of all the early North Carolina lighthouses, the Bodie Island Lighthouse had the rockiest beginnings. Disagreements over the location delayed the building of the first lighthouse for ten years. After one year, one side was a foot lower than the other causing the lamp to stop functioning; attempts to prop up the lighthouse were unsuccessful. So, in 1859 a 90-foot-high brick tower was built as a new Bodie Island Lighthouse. In the early years of the Civil War, this lighthouse was controlled by Union troops. However, in 1861, Confederate troops slipped into the lighthouse and blew it up. The current Bodie Island Lighthouse was built in the model of the Cape Lookout Lighthouse, except for having an exposed granite base. Even this lighthouse had a difficult beginning. Soon after it began operation in 1872, a flock of geese flew against the light, breaking glass panes and damaging the lens. Today, the lighthouse is part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The lighthouse itself is not open, but the old keeper's house is open as a visitor's center and museum. Source(s): Here's an informative link for you on Bodie LIghthouse http://www.itpi.dpi.state.nc.us/caroclip... it is 156 feet tall. |
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