Bodie Island Night #1
by Pete Federico
Title
Bodie Island Night #1
Artist
Pete Federico
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Photograph - Photography
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The preceding Bodie Island lighthouses actually stood south of Oregon Inlet on Pea Island in an area now under water. The first was built in 1847 and then abandoned in 1859 due to a poor foundation. The second, built in 1859, was destroyed in 1861 by retreating Confederate troops who feared it would be used as a Union observation post during the Civil War.[4] The third and current lighthouse, with its original first order Fresnel lens, was completed in 1872. This lighthouse was moved further North and further inland to a 15-acre site. In 1932, the Bodie Island Lighthouse became automated (and the light was upgraded to an electric lamp by using oil-fueled electrical generators), and by 1953 it had been transferred into the care of the National Park Service.[5] It remained manned until 1940, when the lighthouse was fully automated. In 1953, the generators were disconnected and power was supplied from the commercial electric grid.
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