Ocracoke Lighthouse (Island History, 1) [Paperback]

Ellen Fulcher Cloud (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0871524716 | ISBN-13: 978-0871524713 | Publication Date: July 1993 | Edition: 1st PB Edition

Soft bound, 5 1/2 X 8 1/2, photos and illustrations, 80 pages, indexed.

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Ocracoke Lighthouse is a brief but entertaining and informative account of the history of the oldest lighthouse on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Constructed in 1823 it is the 2nd oldest light in operation on the East coast. The volume begins with the establishment of the lighthouse and follows with chapters on maintenance, biographical information about the keepers, and Keeper Wesley Austin's Logbook. There is a chapter on other lighthouses, light vessels, and beacon lights in the vicinity of Ocracoke, with names, dates and salaries of the keepers. There is a first-person account of the successful efforts of Ocracoke natives, including the author to protect the lighthouse from being altered in a manner unsuitable for historic structures -- Ellen Fulcher Cloud

About the Author

Ellen Marie Fulcher Cloud is an Ocracoke native who traces her lineage back to the earliest settlers. Ms. Cloud is a genealogist, historian, community leader, and artist to note. Her interest have come together in her account of the Ocracoke Lighthouse. Her first in a series of Island History Books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Live Oak Pub; 1st PB Edition edition (July 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0871524716
• ISBN-13: 978-0871524713
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,351,334 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars brief but entertaining and informative, February 9, 1999

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This review is from: Ocracoke Lighthouse (Island History, 1) (Paperback)

covers the history, maintenance, lightkeepers, logbook, lists other lights in vicinity with names, dates & salaries of keepers. A chapter on "The Great Window Heist" a first person account of the successful efforts of Ocracoke natives, including the author to protect the structure from alternation of its original construction.