Roanoke Marshes (North Carolina)
Historical Light List Characteristics
| 1858 | F W. W11. | LHB Light List (US): 263 |
| 1860 | LHB Light List (US): 247 | |
| 1865-1866 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 251 | |
| 1868 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 254 | |
| 1870 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 266 | |
| 1878 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 337 | |
| 1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 351 | |
| 1886 | F R. R11. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 399 |
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 419 | |
| 1893 | F WR. W111/4, R111/4. Red sector between S. 7/8 E. and S. 1/2 E. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 524 |
| 1898 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 630 | |
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 649 | |
| 1905 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 749 | |
| 1908 | F WR. W111/4, R111/4. R1711/4°-1751/2°(41/4°), W1751/2°-1711/4°(3553/4°). | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 810 |
| 1915 | F WR. W11, R9. R166°-171°(5°), W171°-166°(355°). | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1144 |
| 1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1186 | |
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1244 | |
| 1927 | F WR. W11, R9. R165°-169°(4°), W169°-165°(356°). | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1367 |
| 1931 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1696 | |
| 1935 | Fl(2) WR 5s. W11, R9. fl 0.5, ec 1, fl 0.5, ec 3. R165°-169°(4°), W169°-165°(356°). | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2129 |
| 1953-1955 | Fl(2) WR 5s. W11, R11. fl 0.5, ec 1, fl 0.5, ec 3. R165°-169°(4°), W169°-165°(356°). | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 3260 |
| 1957 | Fl(2) WR 5s. W11, R11. fl 0.5, ec 1, fl 0.5, ec 3. R165°-169°(4°), W169°-165°(356°). | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 3260 |
| 1959-1960 | Fl(2) W 5s. W11. fl 0.5, ec 1, fl 0.5, ec 3. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 3793 |
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 3793 | |
| 1963 | ||
| 1965 | ||
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 4259 | |
| 1969-1970 | IQ W 8s. W11 | |
| 1972 | IQ W 8s. | |
| 1973-1974 | Q W. W7. | |
| 1976 | Fl W 6s. W7. | |
| 1982 | ||
| 1987 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 25525 | |
| 1990-1992 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 29655 | |
| 1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 31975 | |
| 2004 |
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
| 1858 | 4th | N/A | 33 | Iron screw pile foundation. | LHB Light List (US): 263 |
| 1860 | Iron screw pile. | LHB Light List (US): 247 | |||
| 1865-1866 | Iron screw-pile. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 251 | |||
| 1868 | Screw-pile light-house in 9 feet water. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 254 | |||
| 1870 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 266 | ||||
| 1878 | A square screw-pile light-house, in 9 feet water. Iron foundation, painted brown; superstructure, white; lantern, red; roof, brown. Stands on 7 screw piles. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 337 | |||
| 1879 | A square screw-pile light-house, in 9 feet water; iron foundation, painted brown; superstructure, white; lantern, red; roof, brown. Stands on 7 screw piles. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 351 | |||
| 1886 | Square white screw-pile structure; piles and roof, brown; lantern, red. Stands in 9 feet water. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 399 | |||
| 1888 | Square white screw-pile structure; piles and roof, brown; lantern, black. Stands in 9 feet water. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 419 | |||
| 1893 | 37 | White square screw-pile structure; piles and roof, brown; lantern, black. Stands in 13 feet at mean low water. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 524 | ||
| 1898 | White square screw-pile structure; piles and roof, brown; lantern, black. In 13 feet of water. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 630 | |||
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 649 | ||||
| 1905 | White, square, screw-pile structure; piles and roof, brown; lantern, black. Two clusters of piles to northward and two to southward of light-house. In 13 feet of water. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 749 | |||
| 1908 | White, square, screw-pile structure; brown piles and roof; black lantern; two clusters of piles to N'd and two to S'd of light-house. In 13 feet of water. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 810 | |||
| 1915 | N/A | White; square; on brown piles. In 21/4 fathoms. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1144 | ||
| 1917 | White, square; on brown piles. In 21/4 fathoms. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1186 | |||
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1244 | ||||
| 1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1367 | ||||
| 1931 | 4 o | White square on brown piles. In 13 feet. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1696 | ||
| 1935 | 6 ei | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2129 | |||
| 1953-1955 | N/A | White square house on brown piles. In 13 feet. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 3260 | ||
| 1957 | N/A | N/A | 37 | White skeleton tower on brown piles. In 13 feet. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 3260 |
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 3793 | ||||
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 3793 | ||||
| 1963 | |||||
| 1965 | |||||
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 4259 | ||||
| 1969-1970 | White skeleton tower on piles. In 13 feet. | ||||
| 1972 | |||||
| 1973-1974 | NB on skeleton tower on piles. In 13 feet. | ||||
| 1976 | |||||
| 1982 | |||||
| 1987 | 42 | NB on skeleton tower on piles. | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 25525 | ||
| 1990-1992 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 29655 | ||||
| 1993-1996 | NG on skeleton tower on piles. | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 31975 | |||
| 2004 | 20 | NG on pile. |
Historical Light List Audible Fog Signals
| 1858 | None | None | LHB Light List (US): 263 |
| 1860 | Horn | LHB Light List (US): 247 | |
| 1865-1866 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 251 | ||
| 1868 | Bell | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 254 | |
| 1870 | A bell struck by machinery. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 266 | |
| 1878 | A bell, struck by machinery, at intervals of 12 seconds. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 337 | |
| 1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 351 | ||
| 1886 | Bell struck by machinery every 12 sec. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 399 | |
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 419 | ||
| 1893 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 524 | ||
| 1898 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 630 | ||
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 649 | ||
| 1905 | Compressed-air siren; blasts 8 sec., silent intervals 11/2 sec. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 749 | |
| 1908 | If siren be disabled a bell will be struck by machinery a single blow every 12 sec. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 810 | |
| 1915 | Air siren: blast 3 sec., silent 12 sec. | Bell if siren is disabled; single stroke every 12 sec. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1144 |
| 1917 | Bell if siren is disabled; 1 stroke every 12 sec. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1186 | |
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1244 | ||
| 1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1367 | ||
| 1931 | SIREN, air: Blast 3 sec., silent 12 sec. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1696 | |
| 1935 | WHISTLE, air: Blast 3 sec., silent 17 sec. | Bell if whistle is disabled; 1 stroke every 12 sec. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2129 |
| 1953-1955 | HORN, diaphragm; 1 blast ev 20s (3sbl). | Bell, 1 stroke ev 12s if horn is disabled. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 3260 |
| 1957 | BELL: 1 stroke ev 15s. | None | |
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 3793 | ||
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 3793 | ||
| 1963 | |||
| 1965 | |||
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 4259 | ||
| 1969-1970 | |||
| 1972-1974 | |||
| 1976 | |||
| 1982 | None | ||
| 1987 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 25525 | ||
| 1990-1992 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 29655 | ||
| 1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 31975 | ||
| 2004 |
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1858 - Present (Approximate location of current modern light built on the 1877 foundation. The original 1858 light was approximately 200 feet NNE.) |