Light Hearted Lite 39 – Meghan Agresto, Currituck Beach, NC
About this episode
Meghan Agresto discusses her role as the manager of the Currituck Beach Light Station and the history of the lighthouse.
Currituck Beach Lighthouse, photo by Jeremy D’Entremont This is an edited version of an interview that was first heard in August 2021. Our guest is Meghan Agresto, manager of the Currituck Beach Light Station  in Corolla, North Carolina. Currituck Beach Lighthouse—the northernmost of six light stations on the Outer Banks—began service on December 1, 1875.  It was the last of the tall brick lighthouses built on the Outer Banks. The 162-foot-tall tower has an unpainted red brick exterior. After automation in 1937, the site fell into disrepair until the nonprofit Outer Banks Conservationists renovated the station’s buildings and opened the site to the public in 1990. Meghan Agresto with Light Hearted host Jeremy D’Entremont Meghan Agresto has been the resident site manager of the Currituck Beach Light Station for more than 20 years. Meghan is the modern day lighthouse keeper, along with her partner, Luis Garcia. They raised two sons in a house on the property. When the boys were young, Corolla had no school of its own, so Meghan started a school for local children.
People in this episode
Host: Jeremy D’Entremont
Guest: Meghan Agresto
Topics covered
- lighthouses
- Currituck Beach
- Outer Banks
- local history
- education
- interview
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Outer Banks Conservationists
Places: Currituck Beach, Corolla, North Carolina
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