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Lighthouse History
Built: 1798 Type: Pyramid-shaped wooden tower covered with shingles, on a stone foundation. Height: 64 feet Status: Destroyed 1818 Lens: One large lamp with four wicks Location: Pamlico Sound, just inside Ocracoke Inlet Notes: Shell Castle Island lighthouse was made useless by shifting sandbars and channels, but it remained in operation until destroyed by lightning in August 1818. It was replaced by a lightship for a few years until Ocracoke Lighthouse was built in 1823. The builder of this lighthouse was Henry Dearborn, who also built the first Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. |
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