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Currituck Beach Lighthouse from afar: This is the Currituck County Lighthouse from a distance. The only lighthouse in North Carolina still housed in its original structure and one of only a dozen lighthouses nationwide with an original Fresnel lens still in use, the Currituck Beach Lighthouse...; Format: image/photograph

The stairs of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse: These are the over 200 stairs of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse. The only lighthouse in North Carolina still housed in its original structure and one of only a dozen lighthouses nationwide with an original Fresnel lens still in use, the Currituck Beach Lighthouse...; Format: image/photograph

Currituck Banks: One of the four North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserves, Currituck Banks operates as a living laboratory for research, education and management.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

A flock of snow geese in Currituck County, NC: A flock of snow geese takes off in a sweeping formation in Currituck County, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

Currituck Beach Lighthouse: Climb to the top of the last remaining brick lighthouse on the Outer Banks and learn the history of this historic structure.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Sunset over Currituck Sound in Corolla, NC: The sun sets over Currituck Sound in Corolla, North Carolina. The marshes are also visible in this photo.; Format: image/photograph

A forest trail at Currituck Banks: This is a maritime forest on a trail at Currituck Banks, a part of the North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve. Currituck Banks is located near Corolla, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

Wild horse and her foal on Currituck Beach: This is a wild horse and her foal on Currituck Beach in Corolla, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education: Students will learn the importance of North Carolina's wildlife resources at this environmental education facility.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Lighting the maritime path: The geography of North Carolina's lighthouses: In this lesson students will examine images of North Carolina lighthouses from the Built Heritage Collection at North Carolina State University and explore various websites to determine the relative location of eight North Carolina lighthouses and develop an understanding of maritime activities and coastal living.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies); By Sonna Jamerson.

Egrets roosting on a cypress in the Mackay Island Wildlife Refuge: Egrets roost on a cypress in the Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge.; Format: image/photograph

Of the inlets and havens of this country: In Colonial North Carolina, page 2.7; Excerpt from John Lawson's 1709 A New Voyage to Carolina detailing the geography of North Carolina's coast. Includes historical commentary and notes about how the coastline has changed since the colonial period.; Format: book; Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert.

Colonial North Carolina: Colonial North Carolina from the establishment of the Carolina in 1663 to the eve of the American Revolution in 1763. Compares the original vision for the colony with the way it actually developed. Covers the people who settled North Carolina; the growth of institutions, trade, and slavery; the impact of colonization on American Indians; and significant events such as Culpeper's Rebellion, the Tuscarora War, and the French and Indian Wars.; Format: book (multiple pages)

The burning of Elizabeth City: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 3.4; Excerpt from Richard Creecy's memoir describing the fall of Elizabeth City to Union troops in February 1862 and its partial burning by residents. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book

1835 amendments to the North Carolina Constitution: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 11.3; Amendments to the North Carolina state constitution passed in 1835. Includes historical commentary.; Format: constitution

Cary's Rebellion: In Colonial North Carolina, page 3.1; Because North Carolina permitted religious freedom, Quakers made up a large portion of the colony's early population and were heavily represented in its government. A division opened in the colony between the Quaker party and supporters of the Church of England, and disputes between the two sides led to violence in 1710–1711.; Format: book

U.S. House of Representatives: In Election 2008, page 2.4; There are 13 congressional districts in North Carolina. A map of North Carolina's congressional districts is available from...

U.S. House of Representatives: There are 13 congressional districts in North Carolina. A map of North Carolina's congressional districts is available from...

Peoples of the Coastal Plain: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 2.6; When Europeans arrived in the late 1500s, North Carolina’s northern Coastal Plain was home to two different cultures. Speakers of Algonkian languages lived closest to the Atlantic edge, in the Outer Coastal Plain or Tidewater. Iroquoian speakers lived more inland, on the Inner Coastal Plain. Based on the distinctive items each group left, archaeologists call the Algonkian speakers Colington and the Iroquoian speakers Cashie.; Format: article

The First Provincial Congress: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 2.6; After the Boston Tea Party in December 1773, Britain retaliated with a series of punitive measures that colonists called the "intolerable acts." In August 1774, North Carolina's colonial leaders met at New Bern to set out their princples, to plan further opposition to Britain, and to choose delegates to a Continental Congress. This excerpt from the proceedings of that First Provincial Congress includes historical commentary.; Format: document

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