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The second range light is a conical brick tower originally 20 feet (6 m) tall with a base diameter of 17 feet (5 m). The light was approximately 25 feet (8 m) above sea level. The bricks had been imported from England. It originally had eight lamps with reflectors measuring 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter. [1]
A street light, light pole, lamp pole, lamppost, streetlamp, light standard, or lamp standard is a raised source of light on the edge of a road or path. Similar lights may be found on a railway platform .
Laurel Point Light: Laurel Point N/A 1880 [8] Never 1950s [8] (Demolished) None Unknown Long Point Beacon Light: Currituck: N/A 1901 Never Unknown (Destroyed) None Unknown Neuse River Light: Vandemere: N/A 1828 Never Unknown (Destroyed) None 35 ft (11 m) North River Light N/A Albemarle Sound: N/A 1866 [8] Never 1917 [8] (Moved in 1920) None ...
The family of a South Carolina woman struck in the head and killed by a rotting 70-year-old utility pole will get $30 million through a wrongful death settlement reached Thursday. Electric company ...
A 10-acre (4.0 ha) site on the west side of Bald Head Island, along the banks of the Cape Fear River, was selected for North Carolina's first lighthouse. The property was purchased from Benjamin Smith, who would later become the governor of North Carolina. In 1792, Congress appropriated $4,000 to complete the lighthouse that had been started by ...
In the early 1900s, there were 328 plantations identified in North Carolina from extant records. [ 10 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The Sloop Point plantation in Pender County, built in 1729, is the oldest surviving plantation house and the second oldest house surviving in North Carolina, after the Lane House (built in 1718–1719 and not part of a plantation).
The slightly more decorative 18 pole is generally used only in the downtown area. The Twin-20 pole is the double-globe version of the 18 pole, and is used downtown, in historic districts, and at entry points into the city. The 16 and 18 poles have a 24-inch (61 cm) base, a 15-inch (38 cm) bolt circle, and accommodate a 70-400 watt lamp.
This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of North Carolina, sorted by type and name. In 2022, North Carolina had a total summer capacity of 35,391 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 134,257 GWh. [ 2 ]