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The shoals have been patrolled by a lightboat since 1854 by the United States Coast Guard. [3] In 1966, the light tower was built, and was staffed year-round by a four-person crew until the operation of the light was automated in 1979. [4]
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."
A view of the Bald Head Island and the Old Baldy Lighthouse from the shipping channel in the Cape Fear River Within a few short years others from Barbados, again led by Col. John Yeamans, would return to the eastern American coast to help realize Yeaman's dream of new "Charleston" near Port Royal, South Carolina, [ 9 ] a town that would quickly ...
Louisville code enforcement officers will start randomly inspecting rental units citywide June 1 to ensure all landlords are providing "quality, safe" housing for their tenants, Mayor Craig ...
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The Bald Head Island Conservancy (BHIC) [1] is a non-profit organization founded November 7, 1983. BHIC's mission is barrier island conservation, preservation and education. It is located in the Smith Island Complex in Brunswick County, North Carolina, which includes Bald Head Island, Middle and Bluff Islands, all of which are bounded by the Cape Fear River and the Atlantic Ocean.
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