Move of the Century Cape Hatteras Light


It was called the Move of the Century. In 1999, the National Park Service relocated the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse to safety from the ever-eroding shoreline, protecting it for future generations.

This is the best selling, most accurate and complete documentary film about how the 9.6 million-pound unreinforced brick tower was rolled 2,900 feet to safety. Discover how a decision in 1794 sealed the fate of the lighthouse. Learn why, in 1878, an event in the life of the builder, Dexter Stetson, foreshadowed the Hatteras move. Relive the thrilling weeks of summer 1999 when thousands of people witnessed the Move of the Century.

Computer animation shows how the coastline has changed since 1850 and how every phase of the move was accomplished. Our cameras take you under the lighthouse as its moving and inside to a high-tech monitoring station. See the very first pictures shot from the lighthouse balcony after reaching its new home. Hear whats in store for the lighthouse in the dawn of the new millennium.

Narrated by former NBC News anchor Lloyd Dobyns.


60 minute DVD $19.95