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Lighthouse History
Built: 1849 Type: Beacon on an elevated structure on the edge of the marsh Height: 22 feet Status: Destroyed 1865 Lens: 1855: Sixth order Fresnel lens. Location: West side of Cape Fear River, halfway between Wilmington and Southport Notes: Orton's Point lighthouse was destroyed toward the end of the Civil War and was not rebuilt. The light fixed white, range 9 miles. |
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