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In May,2007,work began on the first phase of the lighthouse stabilization. The contractor, Taylor Brothers Marine Construction, from Beaufort, NC, drove the sheet piles that formed a cofferdam around the base of the lighthouse. The contractor worked all through the fall and winter to complete the work. His jack-up-barge can be seen from a great distance while it sits next to the lighthouse to drive the piles. All types of monitoring devices were installed inside the lighthouse and outside to help monitor the conditions as the piles were vibrated down into the sand. A local company, WPC, provided this part of the monitoring for the contractor. The devices monitored cracks for potential growth, possible lean and general vibration during the daily work. All of the windows in the lighthouse have no glass and the birds love to stay inside and even raise their young if not disturbed. Aerial photos were taken by Mr. Larry Workman

Taylor Brothers Marine working.

Phase I - the cofferdam - is complete. Photos by Larry Workman (5), Richard Beck (1) and Lawrence Glover (3).