Kevin P. Duffus

Surely these were words spoken, or similar expressions of relief, gratitude, and amazement, for the better part of nine decades, as legions of mariners navigated around the deadly dangers of Diamond Shoals. For more than 25,000 nights, this light flashed from a lighthouse at Cape Hatteras, delivering its signal of assurance, caring, and guidance through the green-tinted crown-glass of its French Fresnel lens.