Type:
Year Established:
1816
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1876
Download:
26-LG-27-55.png (4.85 MB)
File Type:
png (image/png)
Photo Credit:
RG 26-LG-27-55
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
New Inlet/cape Fear River
Latitude:
334° 57.34'
Longitude:
75° 55.11'
City / Town:
KURE BEACH
U.S. State:
North Carolina
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1879
Disposition:
New Inlet Channel Closed and Light Discontinued 1880; Destroyed by Fire 1881
Year Tower Established:
1817, 1866
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Tower Foundation:
SCREWPILE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
50
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
45
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1866
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
Reflectors
Year Original Lens Installed:
1866
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018