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A powerful waterspout during the War of 1812 destroyed the first tower on Bald Head Island but the current lighthouse, affectionately called "Old Baldy", survived one of the worst hurricanes in history, a storm that destroyed more than 100 ships. Today, Bald Head Island is home to a world-class resort, complete with a golf course and beautiful summer homes.
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Three lighthouses have sttod guard over Bodie Island, guiding mariners through the treacherous waters of the Outer Bans. The first was constructed poorly, the second was blown to pieces by the Confederate soldiers and the third stands today as a majestic black and white tower, built with materials left over from the Cape Hatteras lighthouse.
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Like many southern sentinels, the beacon at Cape Canaveral was darkened during the Civil War. To save the beautiful Fresnel lens and clockwork mechanisms from confiscation, the lightkeeper buried it in his orange grove. The lighthouse remains active to this day.
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At 2008 feet, the familiar striped tower at Cape Hatteras is America's tallest and most famous lighthouse. Illuminated in 1870, the lantern casts its powerful beacon across Diamond Shoals, known to wary sailors as the Graveyard of the Atlantic. Cape Hatteras was moved to safety in the summer of 1999.
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The lighthouse on Cape Lookout guides mariners through the hidden shoals lying beneath the water. Originally a solid brick red, the Lighthouse Board repainted the tower with a distinct diamond patter to increase its effectiveness as a daymark.
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Marking the South Channel of the Savannah River is a little lighthouse on a grassy island. Although vessels can no lnger navigate the channel and the beacon has been discontinued, it remains an adventurous destination to those who brave the tidal creek. The aging tower is currently part of the Fort Pulaski National Monument.
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Guarding over the Outer Banks of North Carolina is a 158 foot lighthouse, made of approximately one million red bricks and housing an enormous first order Fresnel lens. Officials decided to leave the tower unpainted, to avoid confusing mariners with the nearby and similarly designed lighthouses at Bodie Island and Cape Hatters.
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Built on the grounds of a former plantation, Haig Point Lighthouse withstood powerful storms, earthquakes and the U.S. Civil War. Re-lit as a private aid to navigation in 1987, the lighthouse now serves as a Bed and Breakfast and a guiding beacon for vessels.
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In 1825, a wooden sentinel was established at Whitehead Point in Key West to warn ships off the deadly reefs in the Florida Keys. A hurricane destroyed the original lighthouse, so officials built a sturdy brick sentinel tht has withstood nature's fury to this day.
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Concerned that a hurricane would destroy a tall structure on the Texas coast, officials coated the Matagorda Lighthouse with iron plates. Their planning paid off, for in 1886, a tropical storm swept the coasts, destroying everything in sight, but leaving the tower intact. The black sentinel is well know to boaters near Corpus Christi.
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Like its counterparts on the Chesapeake Bay, Middle Bay Light was designed with six sides perched on seven steel casings. Using locally grown Cyprus, a one-and-a-half story cottage was constructed on top of the pilings, large enough for a keepers family.
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Built in 1858, this tall brick tower has survived lightning strikes, earthquakes and the artillary of Civil War. Numerous keepers tended this sentinel over the years and during one 15-year period, officials commissioned 13 different keepers to care for the beacon. The First Order Fresnel lens shines a beam of light that can be seen for 27 miles.
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The Point Lookout Lighthouse was originally constructed in 1830 and rebuilt in 1883. It is located at the mouth of the Potomac River at the Bay.
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Unloading and erecting a 168-foot tower at this site, formally known as Mosquito Inlet, was dangerous work due to the oppressive heat, hungry insects and sandy soil. During the day, lightkeepers had to draw curtains inside the lantern room to keep the prism-like Fresnel lens from starting fires under the bright Florida sun.
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This lighthouse often served as a refuge for locals seeking safety from the forceful hurricanes that lashed at the island retreat. Despite the powerful winds and tidal surges, this sentinel continues to defy the elements of nature and shine its light in warm greeting.
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Towering over the picturesque resort village at Hilton Head is a red and white hexagonal shaped lighthouse, situated at the entrance of the harbor. Established at Sea Pines Plantation in 1970, in commemoration of the Heritage Golf Tournament, the light at Harbour Town is America's first privately funded sentinel since 1817.
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St Augustine was Floridas first official lighthouse, with a barber pole-striped tower and an octagonal foundation. Located on Anastasia Island, it has a handsome brick keepers duplex, one of the most splendid ever built at a Southern lightstation.
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The tower at St. Simons light has 129 steps leading to the top. Replaced by the current tower in 1872, after the original tower was destroyed by confederates, the connected keepers dwelling is a unique Victorian design. Some say the spirit of a former Lightkeeper keeps watch over this sentinel to this day.
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