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Ocracoke Lighthouse repair work underway
Rehabilitation work at Ocracoke Lighthouse, the state's oldest continuously operating beacon, will allow people in wheelchairs into its base for the first time, a Cape Hatteras National Seashore official told the The Virginian-Pilot.
Work being done to the interior of the 185-year-old tower (right), which began recently, will include replacing cast iron railings on the balcony, repointing the brick mortar, replacing rotting window frames and repainting, Doug Stover, National Park Service Outer Banks Group historian, told the newspaper. "The work, Stover said, will also involve construction of a ramp, which, for the first time, will allow people with disabilities to get a peek inside. |
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"In the summer, and occasionally throughout the year, the Park Service opens the base of the tower so visitors can see the unpainted brick interior and look up the spiral staircase."
The 65-foot tower, which gets narrower as it ascends, is not suitable for climbing.
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