Edenton in Chowan County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Roanoke River Lighthouse

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2010

1. Roanoke River Lighthouse Marker

Inscription. Originally constructed in 1886 by the US Lighthouse Service, the Lighthouse served as a navigational beacon to Mariners on the Albemarle Sound. The Light marked the entrance to the Roanoke River which was the main commercial passageway to the town of Plymouth and Williamston upstream. The lighthouse remained in service until 1941, when it was decommissioned by the US Coast Guard. In 1955 it was moved to Edenton by Mr. Emmett Wiggins. Of the more than twenty Lighthouses that served to mark the rivers and sounds of the Albemarle and Pamlico, this is the last known surviving example of a square sided, screw-pile Lighthouse.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lighthouses series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.

Location. 36° 3.385′ N, 76° 36.664′ W. Marker is in Edenton, North Carolina, in Chowan County. It is on S Broad St close to W. Water Street. Along the bay next to the Barker House. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Edenton NC 27932, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 1886 Roanoke River Lighthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Maritime Underground Railroad (within shouting distance of this marker); Silent Service Memorial

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(about 400 feet away); Edenton (about 400 feet away); Penelope Barker (about 500 feet away); Penelope Barker House (about 500 feet away); Edenton Bell Battery (about 500 feet away); Sea Port Fame Brings Famous Forefathers — Nation's Leaders, to Edenton (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edenton.

Other markers no longer nearby. Escape Via Maritime Underground Railroad (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Our Confederate Dead (was about 500 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Roanoke River Lighthouse (being restored) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2010

2. Roanoke River Lighthouse (being restored)

Roanoke River Lighthouse Marker, Lighthouse, Bay and Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2010

3. Roanoke River Lighthouse Marker, Lighthouse, Bay and Park

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2010

4. Roanoke River Lighthouse Marker

Roanoke River Lighthouse Restoration image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2010

5. Roanoke River Lighthouse Restoration

Roanoke River Lighthouse on display inside Vistor Center in Edenton NC image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2010

6. Roanoke River Lighthouse on display inside Vistor Center in Edenton NC

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,249 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 24, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.