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Original spot of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse19 viewsNot far away, the lighthouse became endangered by the constant erosion on the banks. They finally moved it off to safety at a cost of billions of dollars. You can easily see the lighthouse from the old spot. Building a new one may have been cheaper but this is an icon of the past.Apr 21, 2008
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Guardian of the coast18 viewsAfter much complaining by foreign ships about the poor lighting of American lighthouses, the government finally gave in and purchased fresnel lenses from France which were a big improvement over our systems.Apr 21, 2008
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Wanna climb?19 viewsYou can climb it inside in season for $7.Apr 21, 2008
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Lightkeepers home19 viewsNot bad at all though the pay was lousy.Apr 21, 2008
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CapeHatteras Lighthouse 220 viewsApr 21, 2008
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Cape Hatteras Lighthouse18 viewsThe lighthouses in the area are purposely painted different colors of designs to make them easy to identify. Hatteras has digaonal stripes like a barber pole. Apr 21, 2008
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My trailer looking good in the OBX66 viewsApr 21, 2008
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Camp Hatteras on Cape Hatteras in Waves, NC65 viewsThe Atlantic Ocean is just beyond the dunes at the back. This camprgound spans fully across the island and offers both ocean camping on one side and calmer sound camping on the other side. It has both an inside and outside pool, hot tub, game room, TV lounge, camp store, laundry, full hookups, cableTV, wifi. It can be quite expensive but is a Coast to Coast member campground for cheaper camping.Apr 21, 2008
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Wilbur and Orville Wright62 viewsThey actually did build and sell airplanes later.Apr 21, 2008
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The longest flight marker61 viewsIt may not seem like that far but it was far enough to prove man could fly and that it was worth investing in.Apr 21, 2008
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Marking the progress of the flights, each one farther.60 viewsApr 21, 2008
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The first flight64 viewsApr 21, 2008
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