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Many vessels met their fate along the northern North Carolina
coast before Bodie Island Lighthouse was constructed.
Construction of the 54-foot tall tower began in the summer of
1847 which began to lean within two years and had to be
abandoned in 1859. A second 80-foot tower was built in 1859 and
blown up in 1861 by Confederate troops who feared the Union
forces would use it as an observation post.
A 156-foot tall lighthouse with bold 22-foot tall black and white
circular strips was built, equipped with a first-order Fresnel lens, and was
first lit on October 1, 1872. The light was automated in 1932 and today the
light continues to aid vessels with a light pattern of 2.5 seconds on, 2.5
off, 2.5 seconds on and 22.5 seconds off and is listed on the National
Register of Historic Places.
The Bodie Island Lighthouse Ornament is an ideal gift for any
lighthouse collector. Tom Pollard Designs specializes in
designing the finest gold-plated brass light house ornaments.
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