Bodie Light Sunrise

by George Moore

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Bodie Light Sunrise

Artist

George Moore

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Photograph - Photographic Digital Art Print

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Cape Hatteras National Seashore begins on the outskirts of Nags Head, NC in an area generally referred to as Bodie Island (“pronounced “body”), a ten-mile section of waterfowl ponds and golden beaches along NC12 coastal highway, punctuated by the pulsing light of this 1872 lighthouse erected to mark Oregon Inlet for those on the approach to these Outer Banks.

Located just south of Nags Head, the Bodie Island Lighthouse as it stands today is the third such beacon built to help mariners maneuver the coast from Cape Hatteras to Currituck Beach. The original Bodie Island Lighthouse was built in 1847, on the south side of Oregon Inlet in an area known today as Pea Island. Abandoned twelve years later due to a poor foundation, the lighthouse was rebuilt in 1859, again south of the inlet, but was blown up in 1861 by retreating Confederate troops who feared the Union would use it to their advantage for navigation. Bodie Island Lighthouse was completed in 1872 on the north side of Oregon Inlet near the northern border of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

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February 17th, 2022

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