Due to the encroaching sea, this North Carolina cape's lighthouse, the USA's tallest, was moved in 1999
The Outer Banks are a group of islands on the North Carolina coast 
that ... Its 210-foot height makes it the tallest brick lighthouse structure in the 
United... [DOC] [TLE] Cape Hatteras Lighthouse - The northern Outer Banks - Learn NC [PAR] The first Cape Hatteras lighthouse was built in 1802, more than 3,000 feet from ... 
in height it has the distinction of being the tallest lighthouse in the United States.