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	The Ocracoke Island Lighthouse, Ocracoke Island - National Park Service - Cape Hatteras National Seashore - Cape ...
		The lighthouse, a great blessing to mariners, was obsolete in less than 30 years due to migration of the main channel.
		Ocracoke lighthouse keepers fished, raised livestock and planted gardens.
		The Ocracoke light is the second oldest operating lighthouse in the nation.
	www.nps.gov /caha/ocracokelh.htm (791 words)

	Ocracoke Lighthouse
		Ocracoke Island is part of a barrier island chain known as the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
		The Ocracoke lighthouse is located near Ocracoke Village and is the second lighthouse to be built on the island.
		In 1789 Alexander Hamilton was given authorization to investigate the feasibility of constructing a lighthouse to aid mariners sailing around or to the Outer Banks.
	www.rickslighthouses.com /ocracoke.htm (433 words)

	Ocracoke
		The first Ocracoke Lighthouse was built in 1803 on Shell Castle Island inside the Ocracoke Inlet not far from Blackbeard's hideout.
		By the time a replacement lighthouse for Ocracoke was approved, the main channel had shifted, as it often does on the Outer Banks, and the new lighthouse went to Ocracoke Island.
		Ocracoke Island was Blackbeard the Pirate's home, and he lost his head here (literally) during the early 1700s.
	members.aol.com /mp2kittyhawk/skyhawknest/Ocracoke.html (602 words)

	Ocracoke Lighthouse
		Construction of a lighthouse was halted in 1790 when the federal government took control of all navigational aids away from the state government.
		The first lighted beacon at Ocracoke was built on Shell Castle Island in the year 1798, and was erected in connection with the lighthouse on Cape Hatteras.
		The 1854 report of the Lighthouse Board indicated that at Ocracoke Island housed a fourth-order Fresnel fixed white light was substituted for the old reflecting illuminating apparatus.
	www.nightbeacon.com /zlighthouses/northcarolinalights/individuallights/Ocracoke_Lighthouse.htm (652 words)

	Ocracoke Lighthouse
		An earlier lighthouse built of wood in the late 1700’s was built on nearby Shell Castle Island but was destroyed by a lightning fire in the early 1800’s, just fifteen years after it was completed.
		The lighthouse is not very tall, standing only seventy-six high but considering it is a harbor light it didn’t need to be as tall as lights guiding ships up and down the coast.
		The lighthouse is made of brick but is covered with masonry as opposed to the many that maintain their brick exterior weather painted or not.
	www.bansemer.com /north_carolina_lighthouses/ocracoke_lighthouse.htm (795 words)

	Ocracoke Island Lighthouse Photo Archives - @us-lighthouses.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Ocracoke Island - The lighthouse and dock pilings.
		Ocracoke Island - The light is on as night falls.
		Ocracoke Island - The lighthouse is on at dusk.
	www.us-lighthouses.com /getarchive.php?LightID=7 (213 words)

	Cape Hatteras Lighthouse to Open March 25, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Although Ocracoke is the lighthouse with the coast's longest history, the beacon is the Outer Banks' shortest in size.
		The Ocracoke Lighthouse and keeper's quarters are used by the Coast Guard for observation and are not open to the public.
		To distinguish the lighthouse from others in the region, its exterior was left an unpainted red brick, displaying the multitude of bricks used to form the structure.
	www.outerbanks.org /visitor_services/outer_banks_news/lighthouses_illuminate_outer_banks_history.asp (1265 words)

	Ultimate Off-Season Ocracoke Guide - Walking Tour
		Please respect the privacy and the property of Ocracoke residents and dispose of litter properly.
		This land was once owned by long-time Ocracoke residents, the Scarboroughs; the grave is all that is left of their homestead.
		The altar cross of this church was carved from salvage wood of the Caribsea in Gaskill's honor.
	www.ocracokecottage.com /walkingtour.html (1229 words)

	NCDOT Ferry Division: Lighthouse Gallery Display
		When this lighthouse was illuminated for the first time on Dec. 1, 1875, it completed the chain of lights along the North Carolina coast by filling in a previously dark 80-mile gap.
		It warns travelers of the area known as the "Graveyard of the Atlantic." This lighthouse was moved to its current location in 1999 to protect the structure from the encroaching ocean.
		Ocracoke Lighthouse is the oldest active lighthouse in North Carolina.
	www.ncdot.org /transit/ferry/lighthouse/gallery.html?l=5 (217 words)

	LighthouseRatings.com - Ocracoke Lighthouse
		Ocracoke also served as as the place of Blackbeard's death, as the British Naval Officer Robert Maynard beheaded the pirate in November of 1718, after a bloody and savage battle that is full of folklore about the fierceness and determination of Blackbeard to live and what it took to kill him.
		The lighthouse also took part in the military history of the U.S. In the early stages of the Civil War, Confederate soldiers actually removed the lens from the Ocracoke Lighthouse, only to have Northern troops reinstall a lens in1863, after the land mass of the Outer Banks was secured by the Union.
		Ocracoke Light is the oldest continually operating lighthouse on the North Carolina coast.
	www.lighthouseratings.com /Ocracoke (864 words)

	Lighthouses > Attractions in & around the North Carolina Coast with a focus on Travel, Relocation, Or ...
		Ocracoke is a tiny island community with huge things to offer its visitors: outstanding surfing and fishing, including several charter fishing services, beautiful beaches, one of the state's oldest lighthouses, and unique shopping opportunities.
		The Ocracoke Lighthouse is a 75-foot sturdy, whitewashed tower built of brick with a concrete veneer exterior.
		Ocracoke was first called Wococon in the 1500s (when it was an Indian village) and has since gone through a series of names derived from the Algonquian for ''enclosed place.'' One of the oldest operating lighthouses on the Atlantic is located on Silver Lake, a tidal basin and harbor in the village of Ocracoke.
	www.coastalguide.com /attractions/NC_lighthouses.shtml (2181 words)

	Ocracoke Lighthouse, North Carolina at Lighthousefriends.com
		Ocracoke Lighthouse’s modest height (75 feet), subdued color scheme (solid white), and tranquil setting (a small island on the east side of Ocracoke Inlet) belie the dramatic history of its surrounding area.
		The lighthouse was to be coated with an unlikely formula of lime, salt, ground rice, whiting, and clear glue, which was mixed with boiling water and applied to the bricks while hot.
		As the second oldest operating lighthouse in the nation, Ocracoke Lighthouse is of historical interest, and the grounds around it and the keeper’s cottage are open to the public.
	www.lighthousefriends.com /light.asp?ID=355 (933 words)

	Preserve America Community: Ocracoke, North Carolina
		The village of Ocracoke (population 769) at the southwestern end was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 and includes the 1823 Ocracoke Lighthouse as well as several historic commercial buildings and over 100 homes.
		It is the oldest lighthouse still in operation in North Carolina, and one of the oldest on the Eastern coast of the United States.
		In 1937 most of Ocracoke Island was put under the protection of the National Park System, and the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, stretching from Nags Head to Ocracoke, was the first in the country when it was dedicated in 1953.
	www.preserveamerica.gov /PAcommunity-ocracokeNC.html (542 words)

	Ocracoke, North Carolina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ocracoke is a census-designated place (CDP) and town located at the southern end of Ocracoke Island, in Hyde County, North Carolina.
		Fort Ocracoke, a Confederate fortification constructed at the beginning of the American Civil War, was situated on Beacon Island in Ocracoke Inlet, two miles to the west-southwest of Ocracoke village.
		Ocracoke is a NC School of Excellence which is defined by the state as having at least 90% of students at grade level.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ocracoke,_North_Carolina (1155 words)

	OCRACOKE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The lighthouse on Ocracoke was built in 1823 and the oldest in North Carolina still in service.
		Before a lighthouse was built though, mariners preferred a light on Shell Castle Island to guide vessels to safety through Ocracoke Inlet.
		The lighthouse was built by Noah Porter of Massachusetts, and lit in 1823.
	www.angelfire.com /va3/keepthelightsshining/NorthCarolina/OcracokeLight.html (401 words)

	A Brief History of Ocracoke
		Ocracoke was not recognized as a town until 1753, when 20 or 30 families lived there.
		The present lighthouse, one of the oldest still in use on the Atlantic Coast, was built in 1823.
		The Ocracoke Lighthouse is the oldest lighthouse still in operation on the Eastern Coast of the United States.
	www.outerbankschamber.com /relocation/history/ocracoke.cfm (683 words)

	Ocracoke North Carolina Lighthouse by Harbour Lights
		The Ocracoke Lighthouse is the oldest active lighthouse in North Carolina and the second oldest operating lighthouse in the nation.
		Early in the Civil War, the Ocracoke Lighthouse was controlled first by the Confederate troops, who removed the lens from the lamp, and then by the Union troops, who replaced it.
		Ocracoke Light remains among the oldest lighthouses still active on the southern coast.
	www.harbourlights.com /catalog/2004/ocracoke_glow.htm (371 words)

	Ocracoke Island Lighthouse \| North Carolina Lighthouses
		Ocracoke Island is a sixteen (16) mile long barrier island, located off North Carolina’s Outer Banks and was made famous by Blackbeard the Pirate, who used Ocracoke Island as a hideout and hangout.
		The lighthouse was in the shape of a pyramid and was placed on a stone foundataion and was made of wood.
		The lighthouse was approved for construction in 1822 and was built and lit by 1823.
	www.carolinalights.com /?page_id=6 (898 words)

	ocracoke lighthouse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Its height is 76 feet and it is the smallest lighthouse in North Carolina.
		Ocracoke is the oldest active lighthouse in North Carolina.
		The first Ocracoke lighthouse was 55 feet high and was struck by lightning and was burned down.
	www.iss.k12.nc.us /schools/sharon/pparker/c9.html (79 words)

	Legendary Lighthouses: Great Stories-South Atlantic
		The first Ocracoke lighthouse was built on Shell Island and was destroyed by lightning in 1818.
		The oldest operating lighthouse in North Carolina, the present Ocracoke Lighthouse sits on a picturesque, quaint island with beautiful beaches and a charming village.
		Ocracoke Inlet is the longest-lived inlet known to man on the Outer Banks, existing when John White painted the Banks in 1585 and supposedly for hundreds of years before.
	www.pbs.org /legendarylighthouses/html/satlgs.html (2182 words)

	Ocracoke Island Realty \| Ocracoke Lighthouse \| About Ocracoke Island
		The land where the Ocracoke Lighthouse now stands was given to North Carolina in 1790 by several Ocracoke residents.
		The structure is still in use today and is the oldest lighthouse (and shortest at 75 feet tall) in operation the North Carolina coast.
		Ocracoke Preservation Society Museum, near the ferry docks in the village is a refurbished Ocracoke house built in 1890.
	www.ocracokeislandrealty.com /island.html (1353 words)

	Outer Banks Attractions: Ocracoke Lighthouse
		Ocracoke, the first of the Outer Banks' lights, was constructed as a pilot light for the entrance to the treacherous waters of Ocracoke Inlet in 1798.
		The Outer Banks Lighthouse Society was organized in 1994 to aid in the preservation of the lighthouses in the area and work with the National Park Service and other agencies to achieve the safe-keeping of the buildings, artifacts and records of the old United States Lighthouse Establishment, a.k.a.
		The Ocracoke Lighthouse is the oldest lighthouse still in operation in North Carolina.
	www.visitob.com /outer_banks/todo/do/do013.htm (413 words)

	North Carolina Lighthouses page 1
		Lighthouse was originally fueled by a mineral oil lamp with five concentric wicks.
		In 1793 funds for the first lighthouse were acquired but weather and illness amount crew delayed construction and construction was not finished until 1802 and was not lit until 1803.
		The 1854 report of the Lighthouse Board indicated that at Ocracoke Island fourth-order Fresnel fixed white light was substituted for the old reflecting illuminating apparatus.
	www.nightbeacon.com /zlighthouses/northcarolinalighthouses1.htm (1819 words)

	Blackbeard & Ocracoke. The legend and the island
		The current 76-foot-tall Ocracoke Lighthouse, located in the fishing village of Ocrocoke on Ocracoke Island, replaced the first Ocracoke Lighthouse which was a 55-foot-high, wooden structure.
		The original lighthouse was struck by lightning in 1818 and burned down.
		The whitewash was made of one-half bushel of unslaked lime with boiling water, a peck of salt, one-half pound of powdered Spanish whiting (fish), three pounds of ground rice put in boiling water, and a pound of glue.
	www.hatterashi.com /BlackbeardandOcracoke.html (662 words)

	OCRACOKE LIGHTHOUSE
		Located in the fishing village of Ocracoke on the Island of Ocracoke, this is the oldest operating lighthouse in North Carolina and is equipped with a fourth-order Fresnel lens.
		In 1798, a 54 foot wooden tower was built on the Ocracoke Inlet entrance where Edward Teach, otherwise known as "Blackbeard the Pirate", lived at one time.
		The lighthouse was cemented and whitewashed in 1868, giving it the appearance it has today.
	www.fishing-boating.com /articles/lighthouses/ocracoke.htm (130 words)

	Ocracoke Island Attractions - OcracokeGuide.com
		Ocracoke Lighthouse may be the shortest of the four Outer Banks lighthouses but that only makes it all the more charming.
		Portsmouth Village was established in 1753 on the shores of Ocracoke Inlet, and it was predominantly a “lightering” village.
		Large ships that used Ocracoke Inlet as a major trade route to the mainland would have to be unloaded to pass through the inlet and the shallow sounds and then reloaded as they found deeper waters.
	www.ocracokeguide.com /attractions.htm (2234 words)

	Hyde County, NC - Attractions - Ocracoke Lighthouse
		The Shell Castle Island lighthouse was completed in 1798, but was not effective by 1818, because the channel it served had shifted.
		At 75 feet tall, the Ocracoke lighthouse is the shortest in North Carolina, but it is the oldest continuously operating one in the state, and one of the oldest on the Eastern Seaboard.
		In 1939, the lighthouse was consolidated with the U.S. Coast Guard.
	www.hydecounty.org /attractions/OcracokeLighthouse.htm (341 words)

	Outer Banks Lighthouses
		The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, standing at 208 feet, is the tallest in the United States.
		The lighthouse is painted in fl and white spirals, with a red base.
		The present lighthouse is the second of three that have been situated on the cape.
	www.outerbeaches.com /OuterBanksAttractions_Lighthouses (546 words)

	Ocracoke Island NC \| Silver Lake Harbor \| Ocracoke Lighthouse
		Just to the southwest of Hatteras is the small island of Ocracoke, which can only be reached by ferry, boat or airplane.
		Ocracoke village is built around the historic and picturesque Silver Lake, a harbor that is filled with sailboats in the summer and fishing boats in the winter.
		There are several visitor attractions on the island: the Ocracoke Lighthouse, the British Cemetery, the visitors center at the National Park Service and the Ocracoke Preservation Society museum.
	www.midgettrealty.com /ocracoke-island-nc.htm (209 words)

	Ocracoke Lighthouse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Ocracoke Island is one of my favorite places....
		The island is accessible from mainland NC via 2 hour ferry, or from Hatteras Island to the north via the half-hour free ferry.
		And, although you are discouraged from doing so, you can walk behind the lighthouse and see the old graveyard.
	lighthousegetaway.com /lights/banks4.html (223 words)

	Ocracoke travel guide - Wikitravel
		Ocracoke Island [1] is one of the barrier islands of the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
		Although you can not climb to the top, you will be able to step inside the lighthouse and peer up the 214 step spiral staircase.
		The lighthouse keeper's quarters houses a well-stocked bookstore.
	wikitravel.org /en/Ocracoke (601 words)

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