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    Cape Hatteras lighthouse history: 1794 First Tower is authorized by Congress. 1854 Modifications included raising tower to 150 ft. And installing a new first order Fresnel lens that utilized prisms and focusing lenses to concentrate the light into a powerful beacon. 1861 Confederate forces try to destroy the tower, but were prevented by the Union forces.

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    Cape Hatteras lighthouse history: 1794 First Tower is authorized by Congress. 1854 Modifications included raising tower to 150 ft. And installing a new first order Fresnel lens that utilized prisms and focusing lenses to concentrate the light into a powerful beacon. 1861 Confederate forces try to destroy the tower, but were prevented by the Union forces.

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    CapeHatterasLighthouseTimeline

    1794FirstTowerisauthorizedbyCongress.
    1803Firsttoweriscompleted.Itstood90feettall,wasbuildofsandstone,andusedoillampsto
    lightthebeacon.
    1854Modificationsincludedraisingtowerto150ft.andinstallinganewfirstorderFresnellensthat
    utilizedprismsandfocusinglensestoconcentratethelightfromanoilfiredflameintoapowerful
    beacon.
    1861Confederateforcestrytodestroythetower,butwerepreventedbytheUnionforces.
    ConfederatestaketheFresnellenswiththem.
    1862Lightshinesagainbutextensiverepairsneededandstudiesshowitwouldbelesscostlyto
    replacethetowerwithanewtower.
    1867$75,000.00appropriatedbyCongressforanewlighthouse.Finalcost$167.500.00
    1868Constructionbegins
    1870Constructioncompleted.ThefirstorderFresnellensfromthe1803lighthouseistransferredto
    thenewtower.
    1873BlackandwhitedaymarkstripingorderedbytheLighthouseBoard.
    18931400to1500feetfromshoreline
    18941500feetfromshoreline
    1913Illuminantchangedtoincandescentoilvaporlamps
    1919Lessthan300feetfromshoreline
    1930Firstgroinsinstalled
    1933Lessthan100feetfromshoreline,moregroinsinstalled

    1934Lampselectrified
    1935Erosionthreatenedbaseofthetoweraswaveswashedagainstit.Lighthouseabandonedand
    replacedbyskeletonsteelstructureamileNWofthebricktower.
    1936OwnershiptransferredtoNPScontrol.CivilianConservationCorps(CCC)beganbuilding
    sanddunesalongtheOuterBankstoaidinerosioncontrol.
    1939CCCguidesgivetoursoflighthouse.
    194245LeasedtoCoastGuardforuseasobservationtowerduringWWII.
    1945500to900feetfromshoreline
    1946Fresnellensapparatusvandalized.
    1949Fresnellensremovedfromthetowerbutthepedestalandclockworkwereleftinplace.
    1950ErodedsandstoppednaturallyandcontrolworkbyCCCmadeitpossibletotransferbeacon
    backtothebricktower.
    195051N.C.Highway12constructedwithferryserviceatOregonInlet.
    1953CapeHatterasNationalSeashoreestablished.Lighthouseopenedtothepublic.
    1960Unknownquantitiesofsandpumpedontotheshoreline.
    1972Present800,000candlepowerbeaconinstalledconsistingofarotarybeaconwithtwo1000
    wattlamps.Flashesevery7.5seconds.
    1975175feetfromshoreline.Structuralcracksintowerledtoitsclosingtothepublic.
    198050to70feetfromshoreline
    1981Experimentalartificialseagrassisplacedonshoreline."SavetheLighthouseCommittee"
    formedbyU.S.SenatorHelms,GovernorHuntofNorthCarolinaandothers.

    198493A40poundchunkofmetalwindowtrimfelltotheground.Lighthouseclosedtopublic.
    1987NPSrequestsindependentstudytosavethelighthouse.
    1988Independentstudyrecommendsrelocation.1989NPSannounceddecisiontomove
    lighthousewhenriskofleavingitoutweighedtheriskofmovingit.
    1990Restorationoftowerbegins.
    1993Repairscompletedandlighthouseagainopenstothepublic.
    1994Exteriorrepaintingcompleted.NPSsuperintendentdeclaresriskofleavinglighthouse
    outweighsriskofmovingit.
    1997Reportreleasedendorsingimmediaterelocation.
    1999MarchOilhouse,2cisterns,doublekeepers'quartersandprincipalkeeper'squartersmoved
    tonewsite.Thelighthousewasmoved2900ftin23days.Itwasmoved1500ftbackfromthe
    ocean.
    2000Lighthousewasagainopenforclimbing.
    2001LighthousewasclosedonJune11thtothepublicduetostairsneedingrepairs.
    2002PaintedinDecember
    2003OnApril18th,lighthousereopenedtothepublic.
    2006Thepedestalandclockworkareremovedformthetower,reunitedwiththelens,andputon
    displayattheGraveyardoftheAtlanticMuseuminHatteras,NC,whichis10milesouthwestofthe
    lighthouse.

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