Protection Alternatives; Development Concept Plan/Environmental Assessment: Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Complex, National Seashore, North Carolina (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

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Excerpt from Protection Alternatives; Development Concept Plan/Environmental Assessment: Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Complex, National Seashore, North Carolina

The protection of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse against the forces of erosion has been an inevitable consequence of its existence since 1870. When constructed, the brick lighthouse enjoyed a cushion of terrestrial security. Today the structure stands but 150 300 feet (depending on weather and tidal conditions) from a constantly encroaching sea that threatens to destroy it. Although largely replaced by a Iightship at the tip of Diamond Shoals and electronic navigation aids such as loran, the old lighthouse remains in operation and is historically significant because of its architectural design and its importance in the early commercial history of the nation. As such, the lighthouse. Complex, comprising the lighthouse, an oil house, and two keeper's quarters, is on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse represents a time in our history when coastal shipping needed to be protected from running aground. As the tallest such structure in the United States, it has become a landmark evoking images of early sea navigators, lighthouse keepers, and a way of life long gone. Today it has come to signify North Carolina's Outer Banks and serves as a focal point drawing visitors by the thousands each year. As a symbol of past and present, of quiet strength and stability, the lighthouse has transcended generations. Its preservation will insure continuation of that tradition in the years ahead and will enable visitors to appreciate the role of the lighthouse in the coastal commerce of the nation.

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