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A beacon reborn

A lost lighthouse reborn in North Carolina's Roanoke Island as a 2004 replica of a 1877 screw-pile light, now a free museum with a Fresnel lens.

#LighthouseReconstruction #RoanokeIslandHistory #NorthCarolinaLandmarks

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One high light

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, tallest in US, relocated 1,500ft inland in 1999, still operational.

#CapeHatterasLighthouse #LighthouseDesign #NorthCarolinaLandmarks

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A beacon reborn

A North Carolina island's lost lighthouse reborn in replica, housing a free museum and featuring a Fresnel lens.

#RoanokeIsland #LighthouseReplica #NorthCarolinaLandmarks

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A candy-striped light

A candy-striped light stands tall, relocated from the coast to stable ground, once the tallest US lighthouse from base to top.

#LighthouseHistory #CapeHatterasLighthouse #NorthCarolinaLandmarks

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The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, 200ft tall, boasts a candy-stripe paint pattern and is one of the tallest structures ever moved.

#LighthouseArchitecture #CapeHatteras #NorthCarolinaLandmarks

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