Hatteras Beacon

The Hatteras Beacon in 1893.

The Hatteras Beacon was a small lighthouse at Cape Point near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. It was attached to the Cape Hatteras Light Station.

History

The beacon was established in 1855, and was moved several times over the course of its career; due to its exposed position, it took the brunt of many storms that blew in from the Atlantic Ocean. It was a short, square cylindrical tower constructed of wood. Little else is known about it, except that it was the responsibility of the Third Assistant Keeper at Cape Hatteras, working under the head keeper's supervision.

Tilman Smith, head keeper at Cape Hatteras from 1887 to 1897, is recorded as having lit the tower for the last time in November, 1898, after which it was shut and replaced by a small post light at the point. No trace of the lighthouse survives today.

Lighthouses of North Carolina

Active	Bodie Island Light Cape Hatteras Light Cape Lookout Light Currituck Beach Light Oak Island Light Ocracoke Light

Deactivated / Dismantled / Decommissioned	Bald Head Light Campbell Island Light Cape Fear Light Diamond Shoal Light Federal Point Light Frying Pan Shoals Light Hatteras Beacon Price Creek Light Roanoke Marshes Light Roanoke River Light Wade Point Light

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Hatteras Beacon

History

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