US Lighthouses and Seacapes

Bald Head Lighthouse, or "Old Baldy," is the oldest lighthouse in North Carolina, completed in 1817. Standing 110 feet high and containing 108 steps, it served as an active lighthouse until 1935 and as a radio beacon until 1958. It was used mostly to guide ships through the perilous Frying Pan Shoals. After the construction of the Oak Island Lighthouse in 1958, "Old Baldy" was placed out of commission. It still stands as a symbol of Bald Head Island and is open to the public.

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Bald Head Lighthouse, or "Old Baldy," is the oldest lighthouse in North Carolina, completed in 1817. Standing 110 feet high and containing 108 steps, it served as an active lighthouse until 1935 and as a radio beacon until 1958. It was used mostly to guide ships through the perilous Frying Pan Shoals. After the construction of the Oak Island Lighthouse in 1958, "Old Baldy" was placed out of commission. It still stands as a symbol of Bald Head Island and is open to the public.

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