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Field trip opportunities in Dare County

Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge: An introduction to the refuge containing information about the habitat, native plants, and wildlife species, as well as details about refuge activities, programs, and events.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Bodie Island Lighthouse: Although the lighthouse is closed to the public, the old keeper's house of Bodie Island Light houses a National Park Service visitors center.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse: North Carolina's most famous lighthouse is open for tours. Learn about this history of this guardian of the “graveyard of the Atlantic”.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Cape Hatteras National Seashore: Provides information about the conservation of coastal birds in this area as well as background information about the Cape Hatteras, Bodie Island, and Ocracoke Island lighthouses.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Chicamacomico Lifesaving Station: Located on Hatteras Island on the North Carolina Outer Banks, the Chicamacomico Lifesaving Station is the most complete site of remaining life-saving stations in North Carolina.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site: Information about the Lost Colony, the Civil War, Virginia Dare as well as thoughtful explorations into cultural conflict in this area and women's role in the 1587 Lost Colony.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Frisco Native American Museum and Natural History Center: The center has wonderful exhibits which explain the importance of the Native American people of North America as well as artifacts of the first inhabitants of Hatteras Island.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum: This museum is dedicated to the preservation of maritime history and shipwrecks of North Carolina's Outer Banks.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Jockey's Ridge State Park: Experience a world of the shifting sands and a barren, desert environment as well as an estuarine environment of the tidal waters of the Roanoke Sound at Jockey's Ridge State Park in Nags Head, North Carolina.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Nags Head Woods: Visit this complex maritime forest ecosystem tucked away on the Outer Banks in Nags Head, North Carolina.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

North Carolina Aquariums: Visit one of the three North Carolina Aquariums and learn about the "diverse natural and cultural resources associated with North Carolina's ocean, estuaries, rivers, streams, and other aquatic environments."; Format: article/field trip opportunity

North Carolina Maritime Museum: Students will learn about the rich maritime history of the North Carolina coast as well as the coastal environment and barrier island ecology.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

The Outer Banks History Center: Visit the Outer Banks History Center and view exhibits and attend programs which pertain to North Carolina and the Outer Banks area.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge: Located on the north end of Hatteras Island, Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge provides programs which focus on "interpretation, environmental education, wildlife observation, wildlife photography, and fishing."; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Roanoke Island Festival Park: There is so much to see at the Roanoke Island Festival Park. From the Elizabeth II ship and the settlement site to the Roanoke Adventure Museum, students will have a wonderful time and learn about the history of the native people and settlers during colonial times.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Sea Grant North Carolina: With a variety of research and outreach programs, this organization provides several educational opportunities for marine science educators including workshops, marine science and environmental education curriculum development, research opportunities and grants, and field trips.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Wright Brothers National Memorial North Carolina: The official website for the Wright Brothers National Memorial. The site has all the information needed for planning a trip to the memorial and in-depth information of value in classrooms where a trip is not planned.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Learn more about Dare County

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Alligator at the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge: This is an alligator at the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in Dare County, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

Announcing the first flight: In North Carolina in the early 20th century, page 1.7; Telegram sent by the Wright brothers to their father, announcing their first successful flight in December 1903.; Format: article

Archaeological sites open to the public: A listing of field trip opportunities focusing on Native Americans as well as colonial times in North Carolina. Organized by county.; Format: article

The battle of Roanoke Island: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 3.3; Dispatch from Roanoke Island to northern newspapers after the Union victory in February 1862. Includes historical commentary.; Format: newspaper/primary source

Bodie Island Lighthouse: This is the Bodie Island Lighthouse in Dare County, North Carolina. The National Park Service operates a visitors’ center in the old keeper’s house of Bodie Island Lighthouse. Since it is still a working lighthouse, Bodie is closed to the public. This...; Format: image/photograph

The Burnside Expedition: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 3.1; Union General Ambrose Burnside led an assault on Roanoke Island in February 1862. Burnside's forces would take and hold much of the coast of North Carolina for the remainder of the war.; Format: article

Bust of Paul Green at Waterside Theatre, Manteo: Format: image/photograph

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse (original location): Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in its original location, prior to being moved in 1997.; Format: image/photograph

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse being moved: Cape Hatteras Lighthouse on tracks, being moved in 1999. The lighthouse was moved to protect it from beach erosion.; Format: image/photograph

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in Buxton, NC: This is Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in Buxton, North Carolina. It is North Carolina's best-known lighthouse. In 1989, after many debates, studies and proposals, the National Park Service made the decision to move the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse approximately one-half...; Format: image/photograph

An egret at the Pea Island National Wildlife Reserve: An egret feeds at the water's edge at Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge on North Carolina's Outer Banks.; Format: image/photograph

A female red wolf pup on her way to Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge: This is a female red wolf from the St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge. She is on her way to the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge where the USFWS red wolf recovery program is based.; Format: image/photograph

First flight: Photograph of the Wright brothers' first successful flight, December 17, 1903. Orville is piloting, while Wilbur is running at wingtip. The photograph was taken by John T. Daniels of the Kill Devil Hills Life Saving Station.; Format: image/photograph

Fort Raleigh: Closeup of earthworks and palisade: A reconstruction of the earthen fort built by the first European settlers of Roanoke Island in 1585. A palisade is visible to the left of the entrance to the fort. A sign reads "Fragile Earthenworks -- Please Do Not Climb." The fort is the only structure from...; Format: image/photograph

Fort Raleigh: Earthworks: A reconstruction of the earthen fort built by the first European settlers of Roanoke Island in 1585. The fort is the only structure from the Roanoke settlement whose location has been located exactly. After intensive archaeological studies and excavation from...; Format: image/photograph

Fort Raleigh: Earthworks and entrance to fort: A reconstruction of the earthen fort built by the first European settlers of Roanoke Island in 1585. The fort is the only structure from the Roanoke settlement whose location has been located exactly. After intensive archaeological studies and excavation from...; Format: image/photograph

Fort Raleigh: Earthworks and palisade: A reconstruction of the earthen fort built by the first European settlers of Roanoke Island in 1585. A palisade is visible atop the earthworks. A sign reads "Fragile Earthenworks -- Please Do Not Climb." The fort is the only structure from the Roanoke settlement...; Format: image/photograph

Fort Raleigh: Interior of fort: A reconstruction of the earthen fort built by the first European settlers of Roanoke Island in 1585. This photograph shows the interior of the fort, taken from the entrance. The fort is the only structure from the Roanoke settlement whose location has been...; Format: image/photograph

Jockey's Ridge State Park: These are the dunes at Jockey's Ridge State Park. The tallest natural sand dune system in the eastern United States, Jockey's Ridge is a rich and diverse ecosystem and includes dunes, maritime thicket, and estuary environments.; Format: image/photograph

Moving Cape Hatteras Lighthouse: In Recent North Carolina, page 4.2; Because of the threat of shoreline erosion, in 1999, the Cape Hatteras Light Station was successfully relocated 2,900 feet from the spot on which it had stood since 1870.; Format: article

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