Bald Head Lighthouse, known as Old Baldy, is the oldest lighthouse still standing in North Carolina. It is the second of three lighthouses that have been built on Bald Head Island since the 19th century to help guide ships past the dangerous shoals at the mouth of the Cape Fear river.
Location Bald Head Island, Cape Fear River, North Carolina
Coordinates 33°52?24.5?N 78°0?24.5?WCoordinates: 33°52?24.5?N 78°0?24.5?W
Year first constructed 1817
Year first lit 1817
Deactivated light beacon, 1935
radio beacon, 1958
Foundation Dressed stone
Construction Brick
Tower shape Octagonal
Markings / pattern Mottled stucco plaster (originally white)
Tower height 110 feet (34 m)
Original lens 15 Lewis lamps, 1817
3rd order Fresnel lens, 1855
4th order fixed Fresnel lens, 1903 to 1935
Current lens none
Range 14-15 miles (Fresnel lens)
Characteristic fixed white 1817
flashing red with 30 second delay 1834
flashing white 1893
fixed white, 1903 to 1935
ARLHS number USA-032[1]
Heritage place listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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