Saturday, August 31, 2013

Hatteras Lighthouse


Wednesday, August 28 – Sandy loves lighthouses, so this visit was pretty exciting too.  The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is tallest in North and South America, and we climbed all the way to the top – the equivalent of 12 stories.  And it’s pretty windy up there!

The most amazing thing about the lighthouse is that they moved it about a ¼ mile back in 1999, since the shoreline had changed and had gotten within 175 feet of the lighthouse.  When it was built back in 1870, it was about ¼ mile from the shoreline, so it is now back at a distance safe from the sea for a few more generations.


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