Cape Hatteras lighthouse
The Cape Hatteras lighthouse stands behind a seawall of sandbags that temporarily stabilized the eroding shore; wave action destroyed the seawall soon after it was built. The erosion of North Carolina's chain of barrier islands has prompted a National Research Council committee to recommend that this historic lighthouse be relocated.
Maintained by J.M. Watson | https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/c1075/lighthouse.html | Last updated 9.11.97 |