Built: 1849

Type: 1849: 30' white brick tower; 1866: 38' white tower; 1879: 40' white, square pyramidal skeleton structure, standing on square foundation 12 feet high.

Status: Destroyed 1890's

Lens: 

Signal: Fog bell struck by machinery.

Location: West side of the mouth of Cape Fear River

Notes: The Oak Island Range Lights helped guide vessels past Oak Island Bar. 1849: the light fixed white, range 9 miles; 1866: the light fixed white, range 11 miles; 1879: the light fixed red, range 11 miles.