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were also moved at the same time. All support buildings were placed back in positions that maintained their original compass orientations and distance/height relationship to the lighthouse. International
Chimney Corp. of Buffalo, New York was awarded the contract to move the lighthouse, assisted by, among other contractors, Expert House Movers. The move was controversial at the time with speculation that the structure would not survive the move, resulting in lawsuits that were later dismissed. Despite some opposition, work progressed and the move was completed on September 14, 1999.
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began attacking ships just offshore, the Coast Guard resumed its control over the brick tower and manned it as a lookout station until 1945. By then, due to accretion of sand on the beach, the brick tower was 500 to 900 feet (270 m) inland from the sea and again tenable as a site for the light,
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Hatteras light marked very dangerous shoals that extend from the cape for a distance of 10 nautical miles (19 km). The original tower was built of dark sandstone and retained its natural color. The original light consisted of 18 lamps; with 14-inch (360 mm) reflectors, and was 112
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Hatteras Light House Station Relocation Project became known as "The Move of the Millennium." General contractor International Chimney and Expert House Movers won the 40th Annual Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1999. The Cape
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of the shore, the lighthouse was just 15 feet (4.6 m) from the water's edge and was in imminent danger. The move was a total distance of 2,900 feet (880 m) to the southwest, placing the lighthouse 1,500 feet (460 m) from the current shoreline. All other support buildings at the site
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The improvement in the light referred to had begun in 1845 when the reflectors were changed from 14 to 15-inch (380 mm). In 1848 the 18 lamps were changed to 15 lamps with 21-inch (530 mm) reflectors and the light had become visible in clear weather at a distance of 20 miles (32 km).
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Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy, White Shoal Lighthouse.
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Relocated buildings and structures in North Carolina
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902:Height of the structure: 198.5 feet (60.5 m)
867:The base of Cape Hatteras Light after relocation
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1135:Wobser, David, Boatnerd.com, White Shoal Light.
893:Construction material: Approximately 1,250,000
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1936:Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge
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953:National Register of Historic Places
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1921:Cape Lookout National Seashore
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733:United States Lighthouse Board
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2115:Virginia Dare Memorial Bridge
2046:Pine Island Audubon Sanctuary
2017:Museums, zoos, and institutes
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782:Works Progress Administration
466:166 ft (51 m)
256:187 ft (57 m)
169:210 ft (64 m)
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816:. Another lighthouse, with
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2105:North Carolina Ferry System
2066:Run Hill State Natural Area
1521:Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula
1163:Mike Booher and Lin Ezell,
928:List of tallest lighthouses
778:Civilian Conservation Corps
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1076:The Lighthouse Directory
1029:The Lighthouse Directory
820:markings—red and white '
691:On July 10, 1794, after
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2100:Historic Albemarle Tour
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2405:Keeper of the Register
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241:16 December 1871
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2400:Contributing property
1956:False Cape State Park
1877:Currituck Beach Light
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1735:Cape Lookout Village
657:." It also led the
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310:Original light
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1427:Roanoke River Light
1402:Federal Point Light
1397:Diamond Shoal Light
1333:Cape Hatteras Light
1232:on January 27, 2018
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687:Original lighthouse
622:and is part of the
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1882:Bodie Island Light
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1140:2011-07-11 at the
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2779:New Hanover
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1952:State Parks
1870:Lighthouses
1771:Raleigh Bay
1713:Hyde County
1626:Dare County
1511:Mary Island
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