
Bodie Island Lighthouse
Located in Nags Head, Dare County, it's horizontal black-and-white stripes are unique to the OBX lighthouses.
The lighthouse has been rebuilt twice, the last demolition coming during the Civil War
The lighthouse has been rebuilt twice, the last demolition coming during the Civil War

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
Located in Buxton, Dare County, the Cape Hatteras lighthouse, with it's distinctive barber pole striping, is one of the most popular and beautiful lighthouses in the United States.

Cape Lookout Lighthouse
Located in Cape Lookout, Carteret County, it is nearly identical in design to the lighthouses in Cape Hatteras and Currituck. It's signature black-and-white diamond-shaped pattern is unique to OBX lighthouses.

Currituck Lighthouse
Located in Corolla, Currituck County, this all-brick lighthouse has the distinction of having never been painted.

Oak Island
Located in Caswell Beach, Brunswick County, this 158' tower is made from tri-colored concrete.

Ocracoke Lighthouse
Located in Ocracoke, Hyde County, this 75' all-white structure is the oldest operating lighthouse in North Carolina.

Old Baldy Lighthouse
Located in Southport, Brunswick County, and officially named "Bald Head Lighthouse," it sits across the Cape Fear River from the Oak Island. Due to it's isolated location and and size (110'), it hasn't been in service since the late 1930s. Originally stucco over brick, it's patchwork faรงade is due to decades of poor maintenance.

Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse
As little is known about the original lighthouse, this replica is located at the Roanoke Island Maritime Museum in Manteo, Dare County.
Lighthouses have long been recognized by seafaring navigators as warning beacons against shoreline hazards, such as danger coastal waters, reefs and rocks, as well as markers for the entry into safe harbors. Usually painted to standout against the shoreline, these towers are often recognized by their black-and-white swirls and shapes. Some of the most beautiful, and well-visited, in the US are located along the Outer Banks shore communities of North Carolina.

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