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Author | : Cheryl Shelton-Roberts |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 19 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Moving of buildings, bridges, etc |
ISBN | : 9780967653730 |
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The author and photographer spent months with the movers and learned each important step to the relocation process. The text is updated and in past tense following the first edition. It has been termed the classic, succinct summary of the fascinating process of moving the lighthouse, weighing in at 4,800 tons and stretching a striking 198 feet tall.
Author | : Cheryl Shelton-Roberts |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780967653709 |
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Some copies are abailable; this edition is written in future tense. Later edition has updated photos and text about the completed move process.
Author | : Carole Marsh |
Publisher | : Carole Marsh Books |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 1999-06 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 0793394376 |
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Author | : Dawson Carr |
Publisher | : UNC Press Books |
Total Pages | : 177 |
Release | : 2012-09-01 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1469606453 |
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Since 1871 the Cape Hatteras lighthouse has been a welcome sight for sailors entering the treacherous region off North Carolina's Outer Banks known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic. At 208 feet high, it is the tallest lighthouse in the country and one of the state's most famous landmarks. Through the years, it has withstood the ravages of both humans and nature, weathering numerous violent storms and two wars. But perhaps the gravest threat the structure faced in recent history was the erosion of several hundred yards of beach that once stood between it and the ocean. As powerful tides and rising sea levels increasingly endangered the lighthouse's future, North Carolinians debated fiercely over how best to save it, eventually deciding on a controversial plan to move the beacon inland to safety. First published by UNC Press in 1991, this book tells the story of the noble lighthouse from its earliest history to the present day. In this new edition, Dawson Carr details the recent relocation of the treasured landmark. For now, it seems, North Carolinians have succeeded in protecting their lighthouse, as it has protected them for over a century.
Author | : |
Publisher | : UNC Press Books |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780807848760 |
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Carr tells the story of the noble lighthouse from its earliest history to details of the 1999 relocation of the treasured landmark. For now, North Carolinians have succeeded in protecting their lighthouse as it has protected thousands of sailors for over a century. 32 halftones. Maps.
Author | : William Pitzer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 2 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Historic sites |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Mary Māden |
Publisher | : Mary Maden Children's Books |
Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Lighthouses- Elementary Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781890479640 |
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Story about the moving of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.
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Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 1957 |
Genre | : Hurricanes |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Orrin H. Pilkey |
Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 253 |
Release | : 2016-05-24 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0231541805 |
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This sobering examination of climate-change and the disastrous effects of rising sea levels explains what must be done to avoid the worst outcomes. By the end of this century, hundreds of millions of people living at low elevations along coasts will be forced to retreat to higher and safer ground. Because of sea-level rise, major storms will inundate areas farther inland and will lay waste to critical infrastructure, such as water-treatment and energy facilities, creating vast, irreversible pollution by decimating landfills and toxic-waste sites. Retreat from a Rising Sea explains in gripping terms what rising oceans will do to coastal cities—detailing the specific threats faced by Miami, New Orleans, New York, and Amsterdam. This policy-oriented book then lays out the drastic actions we must take now to remove vulnerable populations. Aware of the overwhelming social, political, and economic challenges that would accompany effective action, the authors consider the burden to the taxpayer and the logistics of moving landmarks and infrastructure, including toxic-waste sites. They also show readers the alternative: thousands of environmental refugees, with no legitimate means to regain what they have lost. The authors conclude with effective approaches for addressing climate-change denialism and powerful arguments for reforming U.S. federal coastal management policies.
Author | : Mike Booher |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Moving of buildings, bridges, etc |
ISBN | : 9781885457158 |
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The complete inside story of the 1999 move of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse which was called the move of the century - an engineering feat never before equalled. Many said the 200-foot high Cape Hatteras Lighthouse would collapse before it reached its final destination more than half-a-mile inland. Some said the historic lighthouse should be preserved in its original position and not be moved at all, but something had to save the lighthouse from the encroaching Atlantic. In the end the US Park Service, engineers and well-seasoned movers calculated the risk and without fault successfully moved America's lighthouse. This book is filled with the history of the lighthouse and includes colour photographs and diagrams of the historic move.