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In 1953, a 72-mile stretch of the Outer Banks from Nags Head to Ocracoke Island was set aside as the nation's first National Seashore. Today, most of Hatteras Island remains protected by that designation and is a one of the country's most visited National Parks. The Cape Hatteras National Seashore encompasses some of the most historic and environmentally fragile real estate in the world and is a paradox in many ways.



The Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci set foot on the beach here in the 16th Century. Four hundred years later, the wreckage of ships destroyed by German U-boats washed up on the same beaches. Blackbeard the Pirate once terrorized shipping from his base at Ocracoke. Today, the only terrifying aspect of a trip to that beautiful island is a wait at the ferry docks.

Wind and water shape the island's dunes and inlets, and yet a maritime forest at Buxton provides a calm oasis. The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, tallest in the nation, was nearly claimed by the Atlantic Ocean but was rescued in the nick of time in 1999 by moving the entire structure away from the sea.


But perhaps most importantly is the fact that Hatteras Island is one of the last places on earth where you can go on the Fourth of July weekend and stake out a stretch of beach to call your very own.

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Bright Beacon to all The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ - 26 minutes ago It is testimonial to the special allure lighthouses have with the public, and the towering one at the tip of Long Beach Island has mesmerized shoregoers for ...

Picture album The Australian, Australia - 13 hours ago ... the beauty and the peculiar purity of the light, as well as a lot of hapless lighthouses having the bejesus belted out of them by Neptune. ...

Levin, Stabenow seek grant program for lighthouses Chicago Tribune, United States - Sep 27, 2008 AP DETROIT - Michigan's senators want to create a federal program to help pay for the preservation of historic lighthouses. US Sens. ...

Of Chatham Light’s 200 th Year Cape Cod Chronicle, MA - Oct 8, 2008 by Debra Lawless The fascinating story of Chatham Light, celebrating its 200th birthday this week, resembles the stories of all lighthouses: it's a saga of ...

Telegraph.co.uk

A bull market is just around the corner Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Oct 8, 2008 Keep your eye on lighthouses and not the fog. By Alan Steel I became an independent financial adviser in May 1973, leaving the apparent security of a large ...

The light of his life TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - Oct 6, 2008 By MONICA GRAHAM PICTOU — When Rip Irwin began researching Maritime lighthouses, he thought he could do it all in one summer. More than two decades later, ...

Lighthouses: The Race to Illuminate the World by Toby Chance and ... Times Online, UK - Sep 19, 2008 I'M WRITING this review from New York City, where people probably don't think about lighthouses very much. There is something called the “little red ...

A lift for lighthouses Port Huron Times Herald, MI - Oct 2, 2008 By BOB GROSS Michigan's US senators have introduced legislation that could provide grants to preserve historic Fort Gratiot Lighthouse and other crumbling ...

MaineToday.com

The “Art” of Saving Lighthouses, More than the Luck of the Draw MaineToday.com, ME - Oct 1, 2008 By Julia Friese It has been a fairly common sight this summer in the lobby of the Maine Lighthouse Museum to find people stopped in their tracks, ...

The smaller the better: Sculptor creates in eye of needles Scripps News, DC - Oct 8, 2008 By KIM UNDERWOOD, Winston-Salem Journal JONESVILLE, NC -- Phillip A. George sculpts mountains in the eyes of needles and builds lighthouses on the heads of ...

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Hatteras Island History Outer Banks Kill Devil Hill Kitty Hawk Duck Beaches Corolla Carolina Family Vacations Beach Currituck

In 1953, a 72-mile stretch of the Outer Banks from Nags Head to Ocracoke Island was set aside as the nation's first National Seashore. Today, most of Hatteras Island remains protected by that designation and is a one of the country's most visited National Parks. The Cape Hatteras National Seashore encompasses some of the most historic and environmentally fragile real estate in the world and is a paradox in many ways.



The Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci set foot on the beach here in the 16th Century. Four hundred years later, the wreckage of ships destroyed by German U-boats washed up on the same beaches. Blackbeard the Pirate once terrorized shipping from his base at Ocracoke. Today, the only terrifying aspect of a trip to that beautiful island is a wait at the ferry docks.

Wind and water shape the island's dunes and inlets, and yet a maritime forest at Buxton provides a calm oasis. The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, tallest in the nation, was nearly claimed by the Atlantic Ocean but was rescued in the nick of time in 1999 by moving the entire structure away from the sea.


But perhaps most importantly is the fact that Hatteras Island is one of the last places on earth where you can go on the Fourth of July weekend and stake out a stretch of beach to call your very own.

The light of his life TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - Oct 6, 2008 By MONICA GRAHAM PICTOU — When Rip Irwin began researching Maritime lighthouses, he thought he could do it all in one summer. More than two decades later, ...

In early Autumn, life’s sweet in the south of Maine Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - Oct 6, 2008 ‘The Nubble’ is one of Maine’s prettiest and most photographed lighthouses. Coastal weather sometimes stays pleasant well past tourist season. ...

Lighthouse challenge scheduled for Oct. 18-19 Cherry Hill Courier Post, NJ - Oct 6, 2008 The event is designed to promote the importance of the state's lighthouses in the protection of shipping along the Atlantic Ocean, Delaware River and ... Battle to save the seafront Mail & Guardian Online all 3 news articles

Levin, Stabenow seek grant program for lighthouses Chicago Tribune, United States - Sep 27, 2008 AP DETROIT - Michigan's senators want to create a federal program to help pay for the preservation of historic lighthouses. US Sens. ...

A lift for lighthouses Port Huron Times Herald, MI - Oct 2, 2008 By BOB GROSS Michigan's US senators have introduced legislation that could provide grants to preserve historic Fort Gratiot Lighthouse and other crumbling ...

Families flock to science workshops finale Press and Journal, UK - 10 hours ago ... MORE than 500 visitors from throughout the north-east enjoyed a series of family fun science projects at Fraserburgh’s Museum of Scottish Lighthouses. ...

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ARTS & WEEKEND Food & drink Financial Times, UK - Oct 5, 2008 It’sa holiday haven with 3500 miles of shoreline, 65 lighthouses and 6000 lakes and ponds; a farm state that produces 99 per cent of the country’s ...

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The “Art” of Saving Lighthouses, More than the Luck of the Draw MaineToday.com, ME - Oct 1, 2008 By Julia Friese It has been a fairly common sight this summer in the lobby of the Maine Lighthouse Museum to find people stopped in their tracks, ...

Big celebration set for Barnegat Light's 150th anniversary Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Oct 5, 2008 The light was nearly 100 percent more intense than lanterns filled with whale oil, which previously allowed mariners to see lighthouses just a couple of ...

New Book Shines Beacon on San Diego Lighthouse History The Log Newspaper, CA - Oct 2, 2008 SAN DIEGO — A lighthouse served as more than a navigation light for sailors — it was the means of income for many men, whose job was to ensure the light ...

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