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Bodie Island Lighthouse Competes for Restoration Initiative

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Date: July 25, 2008
Contact: Outer Banks Group, (252) 473-2111

The National Park Service announced today the Bodie Island Lighthouse is competing for funding through the JELD-WEN Reliable Lighthouse Restoration Initiative. The winner of the competition will receive new JELD-WEN windows and doors and park management is encouraging interested parties to vote on line at http://www.jeld-wen.com/lighthouse/.

In late spring of 2008, Bodie Island Lighthouse was named one of 12 lighthouse finalists from among 49 nominees in the competition. If voted the winner, the Bodie Island Lighthouse would receive eight new windows and a door. This replacement effort would be a much needed boost to critical aspects of the Lighthouse which are in need of repairs.

Those interested in assisting with the preservation and restoration of this national treasure should cast their vote online. The winning lighthouse will be posted on the Jeld-Wen website on September 7, 2008. For more information, call 252-473-2111 ext. 148.

 

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Did You Know?

The Principal Lightkeeper's Quarters and the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse move toward their new homes, a safer distance from the ocean.

The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is the tallest brick structure ever moved.  When it was built in 1870, it stood 1,500 feet from the shore.  By 1999, the lighthouse was within 100 feet of the ocean.  To protect it from the encroaching sea, it was moved inland a total of 2,900 feet over a 23-day period.