Cotton fabrics, paper piecing,
satin stitched and inked details, cotton batting
Machine pieced, appliqued and quilted
finished size 25 by 29 inches
Original, commissioned design
Pattern available for purchase
History of the North Carolina Lighthouses
The lighthouses of North Carolina are among the most distinctive in the United States. The seven lights have a great range of sizes (as shown on the wallhanging). Cape Hatteras is the largest lighthouse in North America, at 193 feet, while Ocracoke Island stands at only 76 feet. The lighthouses warn ships away from areas where thousands of wrecks had occurred. Several were military targets during the Civil War because they were so critical to navigation.
- Currituck Beach -- 1875
- Cape Lookout -- 1812, 1859
- Bodie Island -- 1848, 1859
- Bald Head Island (Cape Fear) -- 1796, 1818
- Cape Hatteras -- 1803, 1853, 1871
- Ocracoke Island -- 1803, 1823
- Oak Island -- 1958
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