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sizes. The original source of light was a Funck's hydraulic float lamp, fueled with lard oil, and consisting of four concentric wicks. In approximately 1884, the lighthouse converted to a mineral oil (kerosene) lamp with five concentric wicks; the largest was 4 inches in diameter. By 1913, an
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With a 20-second flash cycle (on for 3 seconds, off for 17 seconds), the light can be seen for 18 nautical miles (33 km). The distinctive sequence enables the lighthouse not only to warn mariners but also to help identify their locations. The original four-bulb light system has been replaced
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Currituck Beach Lighthouse in 1873 with completion two years later. The date at the top of the entrance to the lighthouse says "1873" because on every lighthouse, the date on the structure is the date that construction began.
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As it had reported in previous years, the U.S. Light-House Board in 1872 stated that ships, cargoes, and lives continued to be lost along the 40 miles (64 km) of dark coastline that lay beyond the reaches of existing lighthouses. Southbound ships sailing closer to shore to avoid the
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Historical Services Administration deeded the keeper's house and the land around the house to the state of North Carolina. The lighthouse remained the property of the federal government. Keeper's house was empty, decaying and open to the elements for further deterioration and
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Position: 34 miles (55 km) south of the Cape Henry (Virginia) Lighthouse;
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Meghan Agresto, Site Manager, Currituck Beach Lighthouse. Phone 252-453-8152.
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National Register of Historic Places in Currituck County, North Carolina
533:. The keeper cranked the weights up by hand every two and a half hours.
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The Currituck Beach Lighthouse, administration. Phone 252-453-8152.
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Currituck Banks North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve
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Currituck Beach Lighthouse / Currituck Beach Lighthouse Complex
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Buildings and structures in Currituck County, North Carolina
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Currituck Beach Lighthouse lightkeepers and their families
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1620:Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
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469:Number of bricks: one million
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741:. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
577:CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT:
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1744:First Flight Airport
1724:Mid-Currituck Bridge
1689:Marc Basnight Bridge
1304:Cape Lookout Village
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996:Roanoke River Light
971:Federal Point Light
966:Diamond Shoal Light
902:Cape Hatteras Light
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2348:New Hanover
2323:Mecklenburg
1521:State Parks
1439:Lighthouses
1340:Raleigh Bay
1282:Hyde County
1195:Dare County
1080:Mary Island
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2153:Cumberland
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1838:John White
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560:Timeline
299:99000911
294:73001333
162:Heritage
54:Location
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2468:Tyrrell
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2413:Robeson
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1872:Weather
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1763:History
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58:Corolla
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2448:Stokes
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1962:Topics
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1265:Buxton
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151:Shape
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107:Tower
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