Lighthouses have guided mariners safely home for centuries, with the first lighthouse reportedly constructed in ancient Egypt (although it was later destroyed). Although GPS is now in everything from ...

Oak Island Lighthouse in North Carolina is the first in the US to get a rotating led beacon – a few others have been retrofitted with static led lamps. UPDATE: The Friends of Oak Island Lighthouse ...

KITTERY, Maine — Our cultural image of the classic New England lighthouse typically includes the rotating beam which guided mariners to safety for generations. This traditional system was restored ...

OAK ISLAND, N.C. (WECT) - The Coast Guard lit the new LED-based rotating beacon at the Oak Island Lighthouse on Caswell Beach, Monday. The famous beacon’s lights have been replaced with ...

Did you know the lighthouse received its famous black and white stripe pattern in 1873? Cape Hatteras National Seashore said the Lighthouse Board assigned each lighthouse a distinctive paint pattern ...