The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

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  • The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Book Detail

  • Author : Dawson Carr
  • Release Date : 2012-09-01
  • Publisher : UNC Press Books
  • Genre : Nature
  • Pages : 177
  • ISBN 13 : 1469606453
  • File Size : 21,21 MB
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The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse by Dawson Carr PDF Summary

Book Description: Since 1871 the Cape Hatteras lighthouse has been a welcome sight for sailors entering the treacherous region off North Carolina's Outer Banks known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic. At 208 feet high, it is the tallest lighthouse in the country and one of the state's most famous landmarks. Through the years, it has withstood the ravages of both humans and nature, weathering numerous violent storms and two wars. But perhaps the gravest threat the structure faced in recent history was the erosion of several hundred yards of beach that once stood between it and the ocean. As powerful tides and rising sea levels increasingly endangered the lighthouse's future, North Carolinians debated fiercely over how best to save it, eventually deciding on a controversial plan to move the beacon inland to safety. First published by UNC Press in 1991, this book tells the story of the noble lighthouse from its earliest history to the present day. In this new edition, Dawson Carr details the recent relocation of the treasured landmark. For now, it seems, North Carolinians have succeeded in protecting their lighthouse, as it has protected them for over a century.

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