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- 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
- 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
- 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
- North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction
- Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina during the Civil War and Reconstruction (1860–1876). Topics include debates over secession, battles and strategies, the war in North Carolina, the soldier's experience, the home front, freedom and civil rights for former slaves, Reconstruction, and the "redemption" of the state by conservatives.
- Format: book (multiple pages)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Bust of Paul Green at Waterside Theatre, Manteo
- Format: image/photograph
- The search for the Lost Colony
- In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 4.4
- No one knows what happened to the “Lost Colonists” of Roanoke Island -- but that has only made their story more interesting. Over the past 400 years, historians, archaeologists, storytellers, and outright liars have developed a number of theories about the vanished settlers.
- Format: article
- By David Walbert.
- 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...
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- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
