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Pangloss62 · 08-02-2006, 03:19 PM

Below are some pics from my recent trip to Cape Lookout, North Carolina.

Enjoy.

APPROACHING CAPE LOOKOUT LIGHTHOUSE COMPLEX ON THE OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: LIGHTHOUSE; LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER'S QUARTERS; OIL HOUSE

CAPE LOOKOUT LIGHT HOUSE IS THE ONLY LIGHTHOUSE IN THE U.S. WITH A DIAMOND PATTERN

THE OIL HOUSE WAS USED TO STORE BARRELS OF OIL FOR THE LAMP IN THE LIGHTHOUSE

THIS IS THE KEEPER'S QUARTERS; NOTE THE CONDUIT FROM THE RAIN GUTTER TO THE CISTERN ALMOST ALL COMPLEXES LIKE THIS HAD TO STORE THEIR RAINWATER

THE LIGHTHOUSE IS OPENED ONLY 4 DAYS A YEAR UNTIL WE REINFORCE THIS OLD IRON STAIRWAY

HERE'S A VIEW FROM THE TOP OF THE LIGHTHOUSE LOOKING OUT OVER A BARRIER ISLAND

THIS LIGHTHOUSE USED TO HAVE A FRESNEL LENS; IT HAS SINCE BEEN ELECTRIFIED AND AUTOMATED

LIGHTHOUSE COMPLEXES OFTEN HAD SMALL HOMES FOR VARIOUS WORKERS; HERE'S ONE WE STABILIZED AND MOTHBALLED

THIS IS A U.S. LIFE SAVING SERVICE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING; IT'S IN ROUGH SHAPE BUT IT'S A COOL BUILDING

08-02-2006, 03:19 PM	#1
Pangloss62 Lecturer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 768	Cape Lookout, North Carolina Below are some pics from my recent trip to Cape Lookout, North Carolina. Enjoy. APPROACHING CAPE LOOKOUT LIGHTHOUSE COMPLEX ON THE OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: LIGHTHOUSE; LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER'S QUARTERS; OIL HOUSE CAPE LOOKOUT LIGHT HOUSE IS THE ONLY LIGHTHOUSE IN THE U.S. WITH A DIAMOND PATTERN THE OIL HOUSE WAS USED TO STORE BARRELS OF OIL FOR THE LAMP IN THE LIGHTHOUSE THIS IS THE KEEPER'S QUARTERS; NOTE THE CONDUIT FROM THE RAIN GUTTER TO THE CISTERN ALMOST ALL COMPLEXES LIKE THIS HAD TO STORE THEIR RAINWATER THE LIGHTHOUSE IS OPENED ONLY 4 DAYS A YEAR UNTIL WE REINFORCE THIS OLD IRON STAIRWAY HERE'S A VIEW FROM THE TOP OF THE LIGHTHOUSE LOOKING OUT OVER A BARRIER ISLAND THIS LIGHTHOUSE USED TO HAVE A FRESNEL LENS; IT HAS SINCE BEEN ELECTRIFIED AND AUTOMATED LIGHTHOUSE COMPLEXES OFTEN HAD SMALL HOMES FOR VARIOUS WORKERS; HERE'S ONE WE STABILIZED AND MOTHBALLED THIS IS A U.S. LIFE SAVING SERVICE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING; IT'S IN ROUGH SHAPE BUT IT'S A COOL BUILDING __________________ Things are never as good, or bad, as they seem.