Talk:Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

Latest comment: 5 years ago by Gcronau in topic Change to Relocation Section

My edits edit

I changed the first paragraph to include information about why the lighthouse was built in the first place. I took out the height that was given (193 feet, 2 inches) because it didn't match the information on the National Parks page (http://www.nps.gov/caha/lh.htm). I also added a timeline that shows the various changes that have occurred with the lighthouse, and I added a list of facts in a new "Description" section. I realize that some of my information overlaps with the existing text. I'd like to clean this up a bit, but I just didn't have time yet. -- Kam Tonnes 03:18, 14 November 2005 (UTC)Reply

That other height appears to be (perhaps historical) "height above mean high water mark" of the light itself, not that of the tower. It's now 191 feet. --Dhartung | Talk 13:57, 21 November 2006 (UTC)Reply

Improperly linked template edit

The template at the bottom of the article, Lighthouses of North Carolina...why do (vde) all link to the template for the G-3 trade agreement with Mexico? ⋙–Berean–Hunter—► ((⊕)) 21:11, 29 July 2008 (UTC)Reply

Found it & fixed it. ⋙–Berean–Hunter—► ((⊕)) 22:33, 29 July 2008 (UTC)Reply

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Requested move 9 February 2018 edit

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover)Zawl 12:31, 16 February 2018 (UTC)Reply



Cape Hatteras LightCape Hatteras Lighthouse – The WP:COMMONNAME seems to use "Lighthouse" instead of "Light". -- Tavix (talk) 21:17, 9 February 2018 (UTC)Reply

  • Support That appears to be the term used by National Park Service. (On the second link, it alternates between Lighthouse and Light Station...) Hameltion (talk, contribs) 20:29, 10 February 2018 (UTC)Reply

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Change to Relocation Section edit

The first sentence of this section read: "In 1999, with the sea again encroaching, the Cape Hatteras lighthouse had to be moved from its original location at the edge of the ocean to safer ground 2,900 feet (880 m) inland, and 1,500 feet (460 m) from the shoreline." "Inland" and "from the shoreline" are redundant. I reworded this sentence to be more accurate. I also added information about the additional support buildings that were moved. And I moved a sentence to make the flow of information more logical. Gcronau (talk) 14:02, 13 September 2018 (UTC)Reply