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Ocracoke Island

There are many things to see on Ocracoke Island including the Ocracoke Lighthouse, the shortest lighthouse on the Outer Banks.

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  • Blackbeard the Pirate... and the Presumed Wreck of the Queen Anne's Revenge Tells a lively story about Blackbeard and his ship, the Queen Anne's Revenge. Students will also discover the legend of the shipwreck and the details of the vessel's excavation in 1996, along with information and images about the artifacts found onboard.
  • 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.
  • Lesson plan: Avast Ye Mateys - Learning about BlackBeard the Pirate Using both print and Internet sources, students will explore a collection of information associated with Pirates and Blackbeard, in conjunction with their studies of North Carolina History. Students will explore and read a variety of books from the library and will access a controlled collection of websites regarding Blackbeard the Pirate within to complete a Scavenger Hunt. Scavenger Hunt can be completed as a group in the computer lab, or independently on classroom computers.
  • Lighthouses of North Carolina Find the histories and images of nine North Carolina lighthouses: Bald Head Island Light, Bodie Island Light, Cape Hatteras Light, Cape Lookout Light, Currituck Beach Light, Oak Island Light, Ocracoke Island Light, Prices Creek Light, and Roanoke River Light.
  • Lesson plan: Writing a Ghost Story/ Mystery Building upon the students' knowledge base of Blackbeard the Pirate, the numerous shipwrecks off of the N.C. coast, myths, and legends of the Carolinas, and/or The Lost Colony, students will write a ghost story or mystery narrative of their own.

Related pages

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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”.

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Accessible only by water or air, Ocracoke Island is one of the barrier islands of the Outer Banks of North Carolina where the pirate Blackbeard is known to have once roamed. The village, which is located on the island’s southern sound side, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 and includes the 1823 Ocracoke Lighthouse as well as several historic commercial building, over 100 homes, the British Cemetery, and the Banker Ponies.

Also see A Walking Tour of Ocracoke Island.

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