The Lighthouse

Help Contribute to the Public Legacy of Currituck Beach Lighthouse Keepers

As the Currituck Beach Lighthouse marks 150 years of guiding mariners, Outer Banks Conservationists invites the public to help preserve the stories of its 24 lighthouse keepers. Share photos, family histories, or information to ensure their legacy shines on.

Augustin Fresnel: Through a New Lens, A Living History Performance

In celebration of the upcoming 150th anniversary of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse (December 1, 1875 – 2025), the Outer Banks Conservationists and The Northern Outer Banks proudly present Joseph Smith, a New York–based living history performer, in two special …

A Watch Room Vestibule Door: 150 years later

Currituck Beach Lighthouse may be the only one of its kind that still has the option to double-close a door to its watch room or outdoor gallery. See our process for recreating the wooden door over 150 years later.

“Popular with all who knew him” – Keeper Shinault’s Story Lives on

Remember we wrote a little blog last Valentine’s day about the love that Keeper William Shinault had for his wife and the sweet letters he wrote to her before he died? And how that same …

Long Point Light Station: A Bygone Era of North Carolina Lighthouse Keeping

By: Meghan Agresto, Outer Banks Conservationists – Currituck Beach Lighthouse Site Manager Long Point Island, Gas works, and Light Station Long Point Light Station in the Currituck Sound, a project of the United States Light-House …

150 Years Ago This Week: The Beginnings of the Currituck Beach Light Station

By: Meghan Agresto, Currituck Beach Lighthouse Site Manager & Historian Corolla, NC – One hundred and fifty years ago, on June 19, 1874, at the Currituck Beach Light Station “the driving of the piles for …

Love in the Light-House Service: Letters from Lighthouse Keeper William Shinault Donated to Currituck Beach Lighthouse

By Jane Bailey and Meghan Agresto Acts of love – from sending a heartfelt letter, to preserving those letters for over a century – have ripple effects. Our lighthouse was recently the recipient of some …

Sun-sational Photos Captured of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse

Artisans, surfers, photographers and beach bums: those single-mindedly dedicated to their craft flock to the Outer Banks, NC for inspiration and musing. A unique chain of islands, with a history as powerful as the sand …

A Brief History of Currituck Beach Light Station’s Smaller Keeper’s Dwelling

On the grounds of the Currituck Beach Light Station are two homes: a white, two-and-a-half story, 1876 duplex built from plans for a “First Order Dwelling” to house three keepers west of the newly constructed …

What’s in a Photograph? A Second Look at the Oldest Image of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse

What’s in a Photograph? A Second Look at the Oldest Image of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse By: Meghan Agresto, Currituck Beach Lighthouse Site Manager & Historian Prefer to learn about this with a video? Click here if …

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