Currituck Beach Light Station on the Outer Banks of North Carolina

Location: Currituck Beach Light Station
Destination: Corolla, North Carolina 
Country: United States
Year Taken: 2007

Photographer: Linette Gerlach
Blog: Mother Nature’s Garden

The 162 foot (49 m) Currituck Beach Light Station on the Outer Banks in North Carolina, is one of four navigational beacons located along the Atlantic route from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina to Cape Henry, Virginia.

First lit in 1875, the lighthouse is the only lighthouse of the four which was not painted. The other three were painted different colors so that mariners could easily identify each lighthouse from the water, but the red brick of the Currituck Beach Light Station made it identifiable enough that painting it was not required.

The lighthouse is still in operation today, warning barrier island boaters along the North Carolina coast.
 

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