The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse stands on Hatteras Island in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, in the town of Buxton, its present brick tower completed in 1870 to a design credited to Dexter Stetson under the direction of the Army Corps of Engineers, replacing an original 1802 lighthouse on the same stretch of coast. At 64 meters, it is the tallest lighthouse in the United States and is known for its black and white spiral stripe pattern. Threatened by coastal erosion, the entire structure was moved about 884 meters inland in 1999, a relocation the American Society of Civil Engineers recognized as an outstanding engineering achievement.
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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account LocationSourced to the subject's own accountDare County, United States 2 Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account Height (m)Sourced to the subject's own account Classification
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1. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationSecond lighthouse, 1868
Ever since the completion of the new tower in 1870, there had begun a very gradual encroachment of the sea upon the beach.
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completion_date/completed = 1870
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Wikimedia FoundationWikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Lighthouse)
Wikidata item Q2508238, instance of (P31): lighthouse
Wikidata height (P2048) statement: 64.01
Wikidata item Q2508238, property P2048 (height): 64.01 m (converted to metres, preferred/normal rank, non-deprecated)
Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Dare County, United States
Wikidata item Q2508238, property P131/P17 (location): Dare County, United States
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