Lighthouses of North Carolina
North Carolina has very deep nautical roots. Many people have heard the phrase, "The Graveyard of the Atlantic", which refers to the area just off Cape Hatteras, NC. This area houses the Diamond Shoals which have claimed many passing mariners.
In North Carolina, most of the lighthouses watch the over the Atlantic...however, there is Ocracoke, which watches over Silver Lake, and Price's Creek which marked the New Inlet.
Bald Head Island - 1817
Bald Head Island, North Carolina
Bodie Island - 1872
Oregon Inlet, North Carolina
Cape Hatteras - 1872
Buxton, North Carolina
Cape Lookout - 1859
Core Banks, North Carolina
Currituck Beach - 1875
Corolla, North Carolina
Oak Island - 1958
Caswell Beach, North Carolina
Ocracoke Island - 1823
Ocracoke Island, North Carolina
Price's Creek - 1848
Southport, North Carolina
Roanoke River - 1867
Edenton, North Carolina
There are 9 lighthouses featured on this site for North Carolina.