Before 1875, ships sailing by the North Carolina coast faced a 40-mile "blind spot" between Bodie Island and Virginia's Cape Henry. Then, the Currituck Beach Lighthouse in Corolla was created.

Marisa Méndez, Senior Editor Covering 39 acres overlooking the Currituck Sound, Whalehead in Historic Corolla is a 1920s ... The Currituck Beach Lighthouse is less than a half-mile north, so ...

Fenced-in areas popping up on North Carolina beaches ... area all by itself on the beach?” rangers at Cape Lookout National Seashore on the southern Outer Banks asked Friday on Facebook with ...