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Article: Honoring our heritage: four lighthouses later, a small North Carolina town finally has a historic downtown landmark, and in doing so, brought back the history from a long--forgotten time.(Landmark overview)
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- Coast Guard Magazine
- Article date:
- November 1, 2007
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On any other day, an ear splitting explosion and huge plume of smoke issuing forth from a cannon barrel along the waterfront of a small North Carolina town would normally bring local law enforcement officers flying to the scene in a massive, full-speed response - but this isn't any other day.
On this day, the residents of Plymouth, N.C., and the Washington County Waterways Commission are joined by Coast Guardsmen from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., and Sector Field Office Cape Hatteras, N.C., to celebrate the town's historic past at the dedication of the Roanoke River Lighthouse, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007.
The history of the Roanoke River Lighthouse ...