Bogue Banks Light

ARLHS USA-1167

ARLHS World List of Lights (WLOL)

Located in United States Of America Call Area

Plans for Bogue Banks Lighthouse Public Domain 1854 Unknown

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Details Also Known As: ARLHS USA 1167, USA-1167, USA 1167, Bogue Banks Rear State or Province North Carolina Coordinates DD.DD: 34.69744, -76.68144 DM: 34° 41.846' N, 076° 40.886' W DMS: 34° 41' 51" N, 076° 40' 53" W Do you have more accurate coordinates? Map Link - KML Maidenhead Coordinates aka 'Gridsquare' FM14pq Structure removed, relocated, destroyed or otherwise lost? yes Listed in the World List of Lights since 2006-06-01 Built 1854. Destroyed by Confederate defenders during the Civil War. The optics, however, were carefully preserved by the rebels and later returned to the USLS after the war. Position is approximate based on description of 200 yards NW of the Fort. This light was the brighter companion to a smaller beacon just south of Fort Macon to serve as a Range light system. http://www.coastalreview.org/2016/03/13524/ https://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/nc.htm

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