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Ocracoke Lighthouse and Silver Lake from Ocracoke National Park Museum, June 2007
'Ocracoke Light' was built in the town of Ocracoke, on
Ocracoke Island,
North Carolina, in
1823 by
Massachusetts builder
Noah Porter.
The lighthouse stands 75 feet (23 m) tall. Its diameter narrows from 25 feet (8 m) at the base to 12 feet (3.7 m) at its peak. It is the oldest operating lighthouse in
North Carolina and the second oldest in the
United States.
External links
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The Ocracoke Lighthouse, National Park Service