In addition to the lightships, three regular lighthouses have warned sailors of the shoal.
"OLD BALDY"
The first lighthouse built to warn of the shoals, he Bald Head Light, was built in 1817 and still stands. Locals refer to it as "Old Baldy. It stands 110 feet tall and was an active lighthouse until 1935 and then had a radio beacon until 1958 when it was completely decommissioned after the completion of the Oak Island Lighthouse.
During Hurricane Fran, locals who did not leave Bald Head Island took refuge behind its five foot thick walls.
THE CAPE FEAR LIGHTHOUSE
This iron "skeleton tower" was erected at the southern end of Bald Head Island in 1903 and demolished in 1958, again, with the completion of the Oak Island Lighthouse. The concrete pads for its legs can still be seen.
OAK ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
This latest one is 158 feet high.
We'll Leave the Light On. --Old B-Runner
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
