SOUTHPORT, NC (WWAY) — Most people are aware of the Oak Island Lighthouse and Bald Head Island Lighthouse which stand tall along the Cape Fear coastline. But far fewer know of the much smaller ...

1898: The U.S. Government acquires 20 acres for the Cape Fear Lighthouse and the “Federal Road” through condemnation. 1882: The Cape Fear Lifesaving Station is built on East Beach ...