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The lighthouse on
Ocracoke Island, built in 1823, is the oldest lighthouse in North Carolina that is still operating. The Smith Island lighthouse that was built in 1795 is the oldest lighthouse still standing. There are seven lighthouses in North Carolina. These are: . .
Before the US Coast Guard, there was the US Lifesaving Service. The federal government agreed to form such a service in the 1840's and in the beginning, effort was concentrated in the northeast and Great Lakes region.
Further expansion was hindered by the Civil War. However in the 1870's, a number of new stations were ordered for the North Carolina coast
Some Information Provided courtesy of
The Chadwick Shores Property Owners Association.
Written by the Editor of the CSPOA monthly newsletter - March 2000
Lighthouse Paintings on this
page are painted on actual paddles and driftwood recovered from New River. These are Mavis Noblot Originals, and many of them are hanging on my wall.
WebMaster
First, Congratulations on a fantastic site. I just wanted to offer a quick correction to your North Carolina Lighthouses page. On the page you show for Bodie Island lighthouse an incorrect phonetic pronunciation. The correct pronunciation of Bodie is "body" not "bo-dee" as listed. This is a very common and, being a thirteenth generation outer banker and descendent of former owners of the land whereon the lighthouse now stands, an equally annoying misconception. Further credit to the correct pronunciation of "Bodie" can also be found on the marble dedication plaque inside the lighthouse marking it clearly as "Body's Island Light House".
Though, I believe neither are listed on your site, F.Y.I. other very common N.C. Outer Banks mispronunciations also include the names of the villages of Rodanthe, on Hatteras Island, and Corolla, on the Currituck Banks. Rodanthe, (often mispronunced "ro-danth"), is pronunced "ro-dan-thee" - the "e" is long, as in the first "e" in "even". And, Corolla, (often mispronunced "kuh-ro-luh" - like the car made by Toyota), is pronunced "kuh-rahl-luh" - the "o"s are both short, as in the "o" in "often".
However trivial these minor infractions may seem, I am sure that you will join me in the sentiment that just as we want to continually attract tourists to the many gems our great state has to offer its visitors, and just as we are proud to extend our unique and native graciousness and hospitality to our many visitors, we are also proud to welcome them to "on-slow", not "own-slow" county and would be equally pleased to invite them to visit "body" and not "bo-dee" Island lighthouse.
Provided Courtesy of; Ryan S. Willis
Other graphics of lighthouses we have posted on our site include.
The Move of the Century - Cape Hatteras Camera shot.
Lighthouse Information and Graphics located outside of our server.
These links lead to other web sites on the web.
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