Welcome to the Outer Banks Lighthouse
Society
~ Advocates for North Carolina Lighthouses ~
As a result of the sequestration, reservations for climbing Cape Lookout Lighthouse, tickets will be discontinued. Tickets will be available at the Light Station Visitor Center, near the lighthouse, on a first come, first served basis.
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Preparation for the 2013 Bodie Island Lighthouse Keepers' Direct Descendants Weekend
October 18 - 20, 2013
In keeping with our mission, OBLHS held a homecoming for over 1,100 Cape Hatteras Lighthouse keepers' descendants in 2001 during a special weekend event. Because of its tremendous success, we are planning a homecoming October 18-20, 2013, for direct descendants of Bodie Island Lighthouse keepers. We wish to pay tribute to the faithful keepers and their families who served at this significant American light station.. We wish to pay tribute to the faithful keepers and their families who served at this significant American light station. We are calling the event the BOLD Homecoming.
We are looking forward to this event and its many exciting aspects. We will create a brief publication for the occasion as well as compile family history charts on your family groups for display and for you to keep. Our success is dependent on your participation!
For BOLD information, applications, and registration, start ** here **.
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Chicamacomico Life Saving Station
Rodanthe, NC
252-987-1552
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As soon as we were a country, Congress was asked, "What can be done about all those
Shipwrecks?”
The answer was two-fold: ~
1790– Congress created the United
States Light-House Establishment to
warn ships of danger, hoping that
would be enough…But it wasn’t nearly enough, ships still
wrecked. Lots of lives & cargo was lost.
Finally,1871– Congress created the United
States Life-Saving Service to rescue
shipwrecked victims in peril from the sea. Read the story at
www.chicamacomico.net |
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