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The construction of a lighthouse at the mouth of the Cape Fear River was authorized by the Commissioners of the Cape Fear in 1789. The commission specified that the light be built "at the extreme point on Bald-head or some other convenient place near the bar of said river, in order that vessels may be enabled thereby to avoid the great shoal called Frying-Pan."
Bald Head Island may refer to: Bald Head Island, North Carolina; Bald Head Island (Lake Ontario), ... Code of Conduct; Developers; Statistics; Cookie statement;
Bald Head Lighthouse, known as Old Baldy, is the oldest lighthouse still standing in North Carolina. [2] It is the second of three lighthouses that have been built on Bald Head Island since the 18th century to help guide ships past the dangerous shoals at the mouth of the Cape Fear river.
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Bald Head is a village in the town of York in York County, Maine, United States, [1] on the Atlantic coast. The community takes its name from a nearby rock formation of the same name. [ 2 ] Bald Head has been noted for its unusual place name .
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Bald Head Creek Boathouse is a historic boathouse located at the mouth of the Cape Fear River at Smith's Island, Brunswick County, North Carolina. It was built in 1915 by the United States Lighthouse Service. It is a one-story, side-gabled weathered frame structure. It sits among salt marshes on wooden pilings. [2]
Bellingham (/ ˈ b ɛ l ɪ ŋ h æ m / BEL-ing-ham) is the county seat of Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. [9] It lies 21 miles (34 km) south of the U.S.–Canada border, between Vancouver, British Columbia, 52 miles (84 km) to the northwest and Seattle 90 miles (140 km) to the south.