“The storm gave way to a hurricane, and rain pelted against the big
glass panes of the watch room and lantern area. Wind accompanied
it and circled the tower like an angry force unleashing itself.
Thunder and lightning crashed and filled the sky, while waves
furiously slapped the shore…”
~Terrance Zepke, Outer Banks Historian and Writer
Throughout history, the watery perils that exist off North Carolina’s rugged coastline have endangered even the most capable mariners. Indeed, over the course of the last 200 years, hundreds of ships have fallen prey to the formidable currents, fierce storms and shifting shoals of Cape Hatteras’ national seashore; it is–without question–one of the most famous graveyards of the Atlantic.
To avoid maritime disasters, Historians tell us that the Outer Banks were an area crucial for the construction of lighthouses. Like so many other features here, the Bodie Island Lighthouse owes its very existence to these menacing waters.
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