Bald Head (North Carolina)
Historical Light List Characteristics
1839 | F W. W16. | USLHE Light List (US): 162 |
1849 | F W. W18. | USLHE Light List (US): 175 |
1858 | F W. W16. | LHB Light List (US): 271 |
1860 | LHB Light List (US): 255 | |
1866 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 259 | |
1886 | Fl R 30s. R16. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 408 |
1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 429 | |
1893 | Fl W 30s. W153/4. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 536 |
1898 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 649 | |
1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 668 | |
1905 | F W. W153/4. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 790 |
1908 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 865 | |
1915 | Iso W 2s. W13. Obscured 220°-308°(88°). | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1269 |
1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1336 | |
1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1389 | |
1927 | Iso W 10s. W13. Obscured 220°-308°(88°). | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1530 |
1931 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1867 |
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
1839 | 15 Lamps / 14" Refl. | 90 | 110 | N/A | USLHE Light List (US): 162 |
1849 | 18 Lamps / 16" Refl. | USLHE Light List (US): 175 | |||
1858 | 3rd | 92 | 107 | LHB Light List (US): 271 | |
1860 | 177 | LHB Light List (US): 255 | |||
1866 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 259 | ||||
1886 | 4th | 96 | 101 | White pyramidal tower. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 408 |
1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 429 | ||||
1893 | 99 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 536 | |||
1898 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 649 | ||||
1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 668 | ||||
1905 | White, octagonal, pyramidal tower, black lantern. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 790 | |||
1908 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 865 | ||||
1915 | N/A | 101 | White; octagonal; pyramidal tower. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1269 | |
1917 | White; octagonal, pyramidal tower. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1336 | |||
1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1389 | ||||
1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1530 | ||||
1931 | 4 a | N/A | White, octagonal, pyramidal tower. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1867 |
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1794 - 1817 (Total guestimate - 1818 lighthouse had to be built inland from river due to erosion.) |
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1818 - 1935 |