Due to the encroaching sea, this North Carolina cape's lighthouse, the USA's tallest, was moved in 1999
[DOC] [TLE] US|Crawling, a Lighthouse Flees the Battering Sea - The New York ... [PAR] Jun 18, 1999 ... 128-year-old Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in North Carolina begins its journey ... 
will move 2900 feet into scrub pines, far from encroaching ocean that was ... By 
LYN RIDDLE JUNE 18, 1999 ...