Carla Schoonmaker moving the cape Hatteras Lighthouse !
Thanks for sharing this! Great memories!
Truly amazing!!! A part of history!! Years from now people will wonder how it got where it is!
very cool ! I remember seeing that move ! Got a smashed dime !
View from the gallery deck of Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in 1937.
In 1794, Congress authorized the original 90-foot sandstone tower, completed in 1802. By the 1850s, complaints were voiced about the inadequacy of its light and, in 1861, during the Civil War, it was damaged by Union shelling.
After the war, top priority was given to the construction of a new lighthouse. Upon completion, the lighthouse, measuring 180 feet from the foundation to the light, and 208 feet from the base of the building to the top of its roof, was the world’s tallest. It remains the tallest brick lighthouse in the country.
In 1935, shoreline erosion threatened the lighthouse and it was abandoned. In its place, a skeleton tower was built to the northwest above Buxton Woods. The Civilian Conservation Corps helped stabilize the area and, in January 1950, the 1870 tower was reactivated.
In 1999, the National Park Service moved the 4800-ton lighthouse 2900 feet west to save it from the encroaching Atlantic Ocean.
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From the Conservation and Development Photo File, State Archives of NC.
If you did not know my Daughter-in-law Carla moved the lighthouse! Enjoy these pictures!
And she did a great job.
View from the gallery deck of Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in 1937.
In 1794, Congress authorized the original 90-foot sandstone tower, completed in 1802. By the 1850s, complaints were voiced about the inadequacy of its light and, in 1861, during the Civil War, it was damaged by Union shelling.
After the war, top priority was given to the construction of a new lighthouse. Upon completion, the lighthouse, measuring 180 feet from the foundation to the light, and 208 feet from the base of the building to the top of its roof, was the world’s tallest. It remains the tallest brick lighthouse in the country.
In 1935, shoreline erosion threatened the lighthouse and it was abandoned. In its place, a skeleton tower was built to the northwest above Buxton Woods. The Civilian Conservation Corps helped stabilize the area and, in January 1950, the 1870 tower was reactivated.
In 1999, the National Park Service moved the 4800-ton lighthouse 2900 feet west to save it from the encroaching Atlantic Ocean.
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From the Conservation and Development Photo File, State Archives of NC.
It's January in November! Lows tonight will feel like winter, but even more so Wednesday morning. We have an article here on the page so check it out. You will need the winter gear when you head out!
There are millions of these children! Bless them all…..Gillian is a seven-year-old girl who cannot sit in school.
She continually gets up, gets distracted, flies with thoughts, and doesn't follow lessons.
Her teachers worry about her, punish her, scold her, reward the few times that she is attentive, but nothing.
Gillian does not know how to sit and cannot be attentive.
When she comes home, her mother punishes her too.
So not only does she Gillian have bad grades and punishment at school, but she also suffers from them at home.
One day, Gillian's mother is called to school.
The lady, sad as someone waiting for bad news, takes her hand and goes to the interview room.
The teachers speak of illness, of an obvious disorder.
Maybe it's hyperactivity or maybe she needs a medication.
During the interview an old teacher arrives who knows the little girl.
He asks all the adults, mother and colleagues, to follow him into an adjoining room from where she can still be seen.
As he leaves, he tells Gillian that they will be back soon and turns on an old radio with music.
As the girl is alone in the room, she immediately gets up and begins to move up and down chasing the music in the air with her feet and her heart.
The teacher smiles as the colleagues and the mother look at him between confusion and compassion, as is often done with the old.
So he says: "See? Gillian is not sick, Gillian is a dancer!"
He recommends that her mother take her to a dance class and that her colleagues make her dance from time to time.
She attends her first lesson and when she gets home she tells her mother: "Everyone is like me, no one can sit there!"
In 1981, after a career as a dancer, opening her own dance academy and receiving international recognition for her art, Gillian Lynne became the choreographer of the musical "Cats."
Hopefully, all “different” children find adults capable of welcoming them for who they are and not for what they lack.
Long live the differences, the little black sheep and the misunderstood.
They are the ones who create beauty in this world
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Yes you can! Merry Christmas to all! And so it starts!
Just finished. Now topper and light her up!
Cannonball jellies play an important role in the marine ecosystem. They eat small organisms, while other sea creatures, like leatherback sea turtles, eat these jellies— balancing the ecosystem. #Wildlife #WildWeekend
📷: NCAFF Educator Grace Suter
These are the jellies you were telling us about on Friday, so cool. Thank you for sharing!
What a day! 🦷 teeth, fossils, glass and stuff… and lots of it!
And super dog “Satchmo” was in the mix too!
Thank you Captain Charlie, what a phenomenal day!
Seaglass?
“From the Shores of Tripoli”, the Marine’s Hymn……You can always learn from history!
On November 22, 1718, the infamous pirate Blackbeard was killed. Reported to have been a privateer during Queen Anne’s War, Blackbeard is said to have turned to piracy afterward. He is one of the most famous figures associated with the “Golden Age of Piracy,” which flourished briefly along the North Carolina coast in the early 1700s.
In 1717, Blackbeard and his fellow pirates captured the French slave ship La Concorde in the eastern Caribbean. With his new ship, which he renamed Queen Anne’s Revenge, Blackbeard cruised the Caribbean taking ships along the way. Arriving off the coast of Charleston, S.C. in May 1718, Blackbeard blockaded the port for nearly a week in what was perhaps the most brazen act of his piratical career.
Blackbeard lived in the town of Bath briefly during the summer of 1718, and soon after, attempted to enter what is now Beaufort Inlet with his fleet. The vessels were grounded on the ocean floor and were abandoned.
Six months later, at Ocracoke Inlet, Blackbeard encountered ships sent by the governor of Virginia, led by Lieutenant Robert Maynard. In a desperate battle, Blackbeard and several of his crew were killed. Maynard returned to Virginia with the surviving pirates and the grim trophy of Blackbeard’s severed head.
Marker located in Hyde County, NC: www.ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?MarkerId=B-43
Guess who had a great time on STI yesterday? His buddy would not come out of the woods but he had fun also!
Travel well and safely my friends!Rain up and down the East Coast this morning, a messy travel day if you have travel plans. Take it easy!
Just be aware……There is an Isolated Severe Thunderstorm Threat Tue (11/21) night into Wed (11/22) across Southeast NC and Northeast SC. The 2 main severe threats...Damaging wind gusts and to a lesser degree, a tornado. Remain vigilant to the latest forecasts and weather information distributed by WFO ILM NC or through your local cable or internet provider. #ilmwx #ncwx #scwx
As a former teacher and guidance counselor I totally AGREE!
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.Nature at it’s best!The lighter penguin is an elderly female whose partner died this year. The darker one is a younger male who lost his partner two years ago. Biologists have followed them as they meet every night to comfort each other. They stand for hours together watching the lights. Photographer Tobias Baumgaertner captured this image of two widowed fairy penguins looking over the Melbourne skyline. It has won an award in Oceanographic magazine’s Ocean Photography Awards 2020. 💙
"...And after a long time the boy came back again.
"I am sorry, Boy," said the tree, "but I have nothing left to give you-
My apples are gone."
"My teeth are too weak for apples," said the boy.
"My branches are gone," said the tree.
"You cannot swing on them-"
"I am too old to swing on branches," said the boy.
"My trunk is gone," said the tree.
"You cannot climb-"
"I am too tired to climb," said the boy.
"I am sorry," sighed the tree.
"I wish that I could give you something... but I have nothing left. I am an old stump. I am sorry..."
"I don't need very much now," said the boy, "just a quiet pleace to sit and rest. I am very tired."
"Well," said the tree, straightening herself up as much as she could,
"well, an old stump is a good for sitting and resting. Come, Boy, sit down. Sit down and rest."
And the boy did.
And the tree was happy."
Shel Silverstein - The Giving Tree, 1964.
We have that book! ❤️
A story of mankind...
King Tides are expected to begin at the end of this week on Friday, October 27th and run through the middle of next week, Wednesday, November 1st. During this time, flooding is probable in the areas of Canal Drive, Florida Avenue, and Carolina Beach Avenue North.
Town officials may close roads due to flooding, and Carolina Beach Police Officers will issue a citation to anyone driving around barricades and through flooded areas.
Please use caution and obey traffic signs and barriers.
Avoid walking or driving in flooded areas; salt water can be detrimental to your vehicle and could contain debris.
Visit nckingtides.web.unc.edu/ for more information on King Tides.
King Tides are expected to begin at the end of this week on Friday, October 27th and run through the middle of next week, Wednesday, November 1st. During this time, flooding is probable in the areas of Canal Drive, Florida Avenue, and Carolina Beach Avenue North.
Town officials may close roads due to flooding, and Carolina Beach Police Officers will issue a citation to anyone driving around barricades and through flooded areas.
Please use caution and obey traffic signs and barriers.
Avoid walking or driving in flooded areas; salt water can be detrimental to your vehicle and could contain debris.
Visit nckingtides.web.unc.edu/ for more information on King Tides.
Don't forget, this weekend is our Celebration of National Fossil Day at the Aurora Fossil Museum! Join us on Saturday (October 28, 2023) from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. We'll have scavenger hunts, music in the park and of course FOSSILS! We'll even do the Pungo Crawl! Join us for FIN-tastic Fossil Fun!
#nationalfossilday #aurorafossilmuseum #digaurora #auroranc #fossils #megalodon #digthepast
I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
Up to a certain point, it is necessary for a man to live his life in the world in which he finds himself, and to make the best of it. But beyond that point, he must create a world of his own. And the greatest thing about life is that it is always giving us the opportunity to create something new. It is never too late to start over, to make a fresh beginning, to blaze a new trail.
Life is short, and we have but a brief time in which to explore, to learn, to experience, and to create. Let us make the most of that time, and let us burn brightly, like meteors across the night sky, leaving behind us a trail of light and inspiration for those who come after us. ~Jack London
We love you Schoonmaker ♥️ Your Penderlea Kids
well said Mr Charlie!
You said it Captain Charlie!
Wise words from a really nice guy.