 Roanoke River Light (NPS) | |
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| Location | in Albemarle Sound at the mouth of the Roanoke River; moved to Edenton, North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 36°03′22″N 76°36′39″W / 36.056029°N 76.610905°W (present)[1] |
| Tower | |
| Foundation | screw-pile |
| Construction | cast-iron/wood |
| Height | 35 feet (11 m)[4] |
| Shape | square house w/central lantern (first)[1] square house w/tower at corner (second)[3][4] |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1867 (first light)[2] 1903 (second light)[3][4] |
| Deactivated | 1941[3][4] |
| Lens | fourth-order Fresnel lens |
The Roanoke River Lighthouse is a historic, decommissioned lighthouse, located on the waterfront of Edenton, North Carolina. The lighthouse once stood in Albemarle Sound at the mouth of the Roanoke River, across the Sound from its current location. The only surviving screw-pile lighthouse in the state,[5] it has since been moved twice, and a replica of a predecessor light has been erected at a fourth location.
- ^ a b "Roanoke River, NC". Lighthousefriends.com. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
- ^ "The 1886 Roanoke River Lighthouse". Edenton Historical Commission. Archived from the original on 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ^ a b c "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: North Carolina". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
- ^ a b c d "Roanoke River Light". National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
- ^ D'Entremont, Jeremy (February 2001). "Roanoke River Lighthouse Replica to be Built". Lighthouse Digest. Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2009-10-02.