Coast Guard electrician James Harper flipped the switch on one of the most famous lights in America. Two metal drums on each end of a platform began to turn and the bulbs inside them flashed as they ...

BUXTON, N.C. (WITN) - The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is moving into the 21st century with LED lights replacing incandescent bulbs that have lit it for the past 89 years. It’s all part of a major $19.2 ...

OAK ISLAND – Not much escapes the view from the observation deck of Oak Island Lighthouse, which has loomed large over the quiet island since 1958. One hundred and fifty-three feet above the ground, ...

The Coast Guard lit a first of its kind LED-based rotating beacon at Oak Island Lighthouse on Caswell Beach, N.C., Dec. 7, 2020. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) The Coast Guard lit a first of its kind ...

The U.S. Coast Guard said it lit a first-of-its-kind LED-based rotating beacon at Oak Island Lighthouse on Caswell Beach, N.C., Monday. This upgrade is the Coast Guard’s first LED-based rotating ...

This was originally designed for a model in a HO train set. It simulates the behavior of the light from a lighthouse. The LED intensity gradually increases, then flashes with a bright light and ...

OAK ISLAND, N.C. (WECT) - The Coast Guard lit the new LED-based rotating beacon at the Oak Island Lighthouse on Caswell Beach, Monday. The famous beacon’s lights have been replaced with ...

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Listed on both the state and federal registries of historical places, the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse was once considered an “engineering marvel” when built in the 1870s. Kathleen Tan, board member with ...