You are here

Home » Cape Hatteras National Seashore To Celebrate 20th Anniversary Of Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Move On July 1st

Cape Hatteras National Seashore To Celebrate 20th Anniversary Of Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Move On July 1st

Share
By NPT Staff - April 29th, 2019
lighthouse, north carolina, nature, national park

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, June 30, 1999/NPS.

National Parks of Eastern North Carolina Superintendent David Hallac invites the public to a special event to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse move on July 1, 2019. The free event will start at 9:30 a.m. near the lighthouse.

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse started its epic “move of the century” journey on June 17, 1999. After the lighthouse was lifted, the tower moved 2,900 feet over the course of 23 days to its current location. The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is the sentinel of the perilous Diamond Shoals, where the Gulf Stream meets the Labrador Current, and witness to the tragic sinkings and triumphant rescues claimed by the "Graveyard of the Atlantic." The lighthouse resumed its duties on November 13, 1999, and continues to do so to this day.

The 20th anniversary of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse move celebration on July 1st will include speeches, a question and answer session with expert panelists, artifacts from the lighthouse move, expanded interpretive ranger talks, activities for children, and free lighthouse climbing. The Outer Banks Lighthouse Society and Outer Banks Forever are partnering with Cape Hatteras National Seashore to make this event memorable for visitors and the local community.

In addition to the lighthouse move celebration, park rangers will present daily interpretive lighthouse move programs beginning May 3rd and continuing through October 14th. From June 17 through July 9 (the anniversary of the 23 day lighthouse move), expanded interpretive programming will take place on the grounds of Cape Hatteras Light Station. For information about programming, visit: https://www.nps.gov/caha/planyourvisit/calendar.htm.

Add comment

CAPTCHA

This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.

Image CAPTCHA
Enter the characters shown in the image.

The Essential RVing Guide

The Essential RVing Guide to the National Parks

The National Parks RVing Guide, aka the Essential RVing Guide To The National Parks, is the definitive guide for RVers seeking information on campgrounds in the National Park System where they can park their rigs. It's available for free for both iPhones and Android models.

This app is packed with RVing specific details on more than 250 campgrounds in more than 70 parks.

You'll also find stories about RVing in the parks, some tips if you've just recently turned into an RVer, and some planning suggestions. A bonus that wasn't in the previous eBook or PDF versions of this guide are feeds of Traveler content: you'll find our latest stories as well as our most recent podcasts just a click away.

So whether you have an iPhone or an Android, download this app and start exploring the campgrounds in the National Park System where you can park your rig.