Cape Fear Lighthouse, Smith's
Island, Southport, N.C.
Year of Publication
(Approximate): 1909
Preprinted Postcard Text
(Front): Cape Fear Lighthouse, Smith's Island, Southport, N.C.
184 FT. High
Preprinted Postcard Text
(Back): None
Published By: D.I.
Watson & Son
Postmark: July 13, 1909
- N.C.
Postage: 1¢ Benjamin
Franklin Stamp
Sent/Addressed To: Cape
Cottage, Maine
Postcard Acquired:
February 28, 2006 from Falmouth, VA
Editor's Notes: This
old postcard of Bald Head Island shows the Cape Fear Lighthouse,
which was constructed because the current lighthouse, "Old Baldy,"
was not tall enough and had limited range of its lense. Construction
of the Cape Fear Light House was completed in 1903.
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