15 Lewis lamps, 1817 3rd order Fresnel lens, 1855 4th order fixed Fresnel lens, 1903 to 1935
Range
14-15 miles (Fresnel lens)
Characteristic
fixed white 1817 flashing red with 30 second delay 1834 flashing white 1893 fixed white, 1903 to 1935
Bald Head Island Lighthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city
Southport, North Carolina
Area
2 acres (0.81 ha)
Architect
D.S. Way
NRHP reference No.
75001242[1]
Added to NRHP
April 28, 1975
Bald Head Lighthouse, known as Old Baldy, is the oldest lighthouse still standing in North Carolina.[2] It is the second of three lighthouses that have been built on Bald Head Island since the 18th century to help guide ships past the dangerous shoals at the mouth of the Cape Fear river.
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