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Harkers Island in Carteret County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
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Cape Lookout Lighthouse

 
 
Cape Lookout Lighthouse Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, August 15, 2014
1. Cape Lookout Lighthouse Marker
Inscription. Constructed, 1857-1859, to replace original 1812 tower. Present lighthouse, 150 feet tall, is four miles south.
 
Erected 2012 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number C-24.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lighthouses, and the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.
 
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 34° 41.1′ N, 76° 31.668′ W. Marker was on Harkers Island, North Carolina, in Carteret County. Marker was at the intersection of Island Road (County Route 1335) and Cape Point Drive, on the right when traveling east on Island Road. The marker is near the entrance to the Cape Lookout National Seashore Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Harkers Island NC 28531, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location. Fort Hancock (a few steps from this marker); Harkers Island Visitor Center at Cape Lookout National Seashore (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Olive Thurlow Anchor (about 500 feet away); Protecting People and Ships (about
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500 feet away); Estuaries of the Sound (about 600 feet away); Horizon of Islands (about 600 feet away); Cisterns (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rain Gardens (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harkers Island.
 
Also see . . .  Cape Lookout Light Station. Cape Lookout National Seashore (Submitted on August 31, 2014.) 
 
Cape Lookout Lighthouse Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, August 15, 2014
2. Cape Lookout Lighthouse Marker
Cape Lookout Lighthouse in the distance image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, August 15, 2014
3. Cape Lookout Lighthouse in the distance
Cape Lookout Lighthouse image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Bosse, September 21, 2021
4. Cape Lookout Lighthouse
Cape Lookout Lighthouse Marker Missing image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dave W, June 10, 2023
5. Cape Lookout Lighthouse Marker Missing
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 527 times since then and 5 times this year. Last updated on June 13, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 30, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland.   4. submitted on December 27, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.   5. submitted on June 13, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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