Type:
Year Established:
1887
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
Roanoke River NC 2017 by Scott Walbert copy.jpg (231.11 KB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2017
Photo Credit:
Scott Walbert
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Relocated from Abermarle Sound
Latitude:
35° 56.58'
Longitude:
76° 41.42'
City / Town:
Edenton
U.S. State:
North Carolina
Location County:
Washington
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1941
Year Tower Established:
1903
Tower Construction Material:
Wood
Tower Foundation:
Original iron screwpile
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
40 Feet
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
40 Feet
Tower Shape:
Square
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1903
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
Wood
Other Structures:
NONE
OPTICS
Current Optic:
Fourth Order, Fresnel
Original Optic Type:
Fourth Order, Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1866
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
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Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017