Lighthouses of the Carolinas

by Terrance Zepke

Author Terrance Zepke has collected stories of how lighthouses were built in the 1700s and 1800s, how light keepers lived, and how lighthouses have weathered hurricanes, erosion, and neglect. Traveling from North Carolina's Currituck Lighthouse near the Virginia border to South Carolina's Haig Point Lighthouse near the border of Georgia, Zepke weaves tales of light tower builders, Civil War soldiers, and even pirates. Today, eighteen of these majestic towers still stand. Some have been renovated—complete with period furnishings—and are open to visitors. Others have nearly succumbed to the sea, encroaching vegetation, and time. All are visible from some vantage point along the coast or on a passing boat, and all are close to towns with museums, festivals, inns, and wildlife refuges. Discover history, nature, and legend in this book and in your own wanderings to the lighthouses of the Carolinas. * The first of Haig Point Lighthouse's three keepers earned $560 a year. The assistant keeper