Beautiful Brick Lighthouse has shown mariners safe passage since 1875
For 145 years the Currituck Beach Lighthouse has stood tall above the Corolla beach, its beam reaching out to sea to warn sailors of the dangerous shoreline. Combining snippets of history with what is currently happening with the lighthouse, Kip Tabb tells the story for the Coastal Review Online.
“The light first shone over the Atlantic Ocean Dec. 1, 1875, and since that moment, every night for 145 years the Currituck Beach Lighthouse has beamed a warning to ships at sea.
Every night except one, that is.
On July 22, 1880, 2nd Assistant Keeper Thomas Everton failed to pump oil into the lantern, allowing the light to go dark. That was the determination of Keeper Lewis Simmons and 1st Assistant Keeper Horatio Heath.”
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