Most visitors to Ocracoke fall in love with our plain white lighthouse that casts a steady beam. Few people know that the Ocracoke light was a revolving light until 1854. Also, from the time of its construction in 1823 until 1854, when a Fresnel lens replaced the old reflecting/illuminating apparatus, the lantern room was a taller octagonal structure with a "birdcage" design.
Our latest Ocracoke Newsletter is a history of the Ocracoke Lighthouse,
with information about the earliest lantern room. You can read the
Newsletter here:
http://www.villagecraftsmen.com/ocracoke-lighthouse/.
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Artist's Rendition of Ocracoke Light, 1823-1854
Drawing by Philip Howard |
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