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Research Paper On Ocracoke Lighthouse

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The ocracoke lighthouse was built in hyde county on ocracoke island NC in 1823. It was built by a massachusetts builder named noah porter. The lighthouse is 75 feet tall and 25 feel at the base and 12 at the peak. The lighthouse is the oldest working lighthouse in NC. also the lighthouse is the second oldest operating lighthouse in the nation. The ocracoke lighthouse is made out of brick ,lumber ,mortar and stone. The lighthouse was used to navigate mariners threw ocracoke inlet. Thats some things about ocracoke island

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