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Name: Campbell's Island Light  

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Nearest Town or City:
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

Location: Cape Fear River, about six miles below Wilmington.

Notes:
This light was destroyed toward the end of the Civil War and was not rebuilt.

Tower Height: 22

Height of Focal Plane: 25

Characteristic and Range: Fixed white; range 9 miles

Description of Tower: Beacon on an elevated structure on the edge of a marshy island.

This light is not operational

Date Established: 1849

Date Deactivated: c. 1865

Optics: 1855: Sixth order Fresnel lens.

Current Use: Destroyed.


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