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A Bird in the Lighthouse Window, oil painting by Clina Polloni. This bird was standing in the window of the Light House at Bald Head Island, North Carolina. Is the last window in the top of the tower.
The new octagonal tower, “Old Baldy,” as it is affectionately known, was first illuminated in 1817. This is the present lighthouse on Bald Head Island. At its base “Old Baldy” is thirty-six feet (36′) wide, and its walls are five feet (5′) thick. The top the lighthouse is fourteen feet and six inches (14′-6″) wide and two feet and six inches (2′-6″) thick. The foundation and the platform for the lantern room are constructed of stone. The tower is constructed of brick and painted with plaster on the exterior. The ground floor is made of brick, while the remaining floor joist and the stairs are made from North Carolina Yellow Pine.
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