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    Bald Head Light

    Lighthouse in North Carolina, US

    Lighthouse

    "Old Baldy"

    LocationBald Head Island, Cape Fear River, North Carolina
    Coordinates33°52′24.5″N78°0′1.25″W / 33.873472°N 78.0003472°W / 33.873472; -78.0003472
    Constructed1817
    FoundationDressed stone
    ConstructionBrick
    Height110 feet (34 m)
    ShapeOctagonal
    MarkingsMottled stucco plaster (originally white)
    HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place 
    First lit1817
    Deactivatedlight beacon, 1935
    radio beacon, 1958
    Focal height34 m (112 ft) 
    Lens15 Lewis lamps, 1817
    3rd order Fresnel lens, 1855
    4th order fixed Fresnel lens, 1903 to 1935
    Range14-15 miles (Fresnel lens)
    Characteristicfixed white 1817
    flashing red with 30 second delay 1834
    flashing white 1893
    fixed white, 1903 to 1935

    Bald Head Island Lighthouse

    U.S.

    National Register of Historic Places

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