Though many say North Carolina is home to seven lighthouses ... and — the oft-forgotten Price’s Creek Lighthouse. The Cape Fear region is home to three of the eight: Old Baldy, Oak Island ...

Here are some of the lost lights, lightships and light vessels of the Cape Fear listed in the book "North Carolina Lighthouses: A Guidebook for All Existing North Carolina Lighthouses" by Cheryl ...

North Carolina's coastal lighthouses provide some of the most ... The active lighthouse was built to guard the mouth of the Cape Fear River for boats passing through. One of the state's last ...

Lighthouses have been the beacon of light for more than 100 years that symbolized safety and security for ships and boats at sea. On Aug. 9, 1789, Congress approved an Act for the establishment ...