Bald Head Light
Bald Head Lighthouse, known as Old Baldy, is the oldest lighthouse still standing in North Carolina. It is the second of three lighthouses that have been built on Bald Head Island since the 18th century to help guide ships past the dangerous shoals at the mouth of the Cape Fear river.
Read more about Bald Head Light: History, Smith Island Museum of History, Hurricane Fran
Famous quotes containing the words bald, head and/or light:
“hopes dance best on bald men’s hair”
—E.E. (Edward Estlin)
“It’s sort of a shock to see your head detached that way.”
—Crane Wilbur (1889–1973)
“In the domain of art there is no light without heat.”
—Victor Hugo (1802–1885)