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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
Teaching suggestions: Graveyard of the Atlantic
These suggested activities will help your students develop a deeper understanding of the information in the article "Graveyard of the Atlantic."
Format: /lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
By Pauline S. Johnson.
Roanoke River Lighthouse
A new addition to Plymouth, North Carolina's landscape is a reproduction of the original 1866 Light Station. Operated by the Maritime Museum, this lighthouse is like no other on the coast and is a treat to visit.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Roanoke River Lighthouse replica in Plymouth, NC
Roanoke River Lighthouse replica in Plymouth, NC
This is the Roanoke River Lighthouse replica in Plymouth, North Carolina. There have been several lighthouses built to help sailors find safe entrance to the Roanoke River since 1835 when Congress funded construction of a light vessel. In 1866, the original...
Format: image/photograph
Natural and human impacts on the northern Outer Banks
This Carolina Environmental Diversity Explorations “virtual field trip” examines how coastal process continuously alter the structure of the Outer Banks, and how humans have adapted to and resisted these changes.
Format: slideshow (multiple pages)
Currituck Beach Lighthouse from afar
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
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
Old Baldy Lighthouse and the Smith Island Museum of History
Visit Old Baldy, North Carolina's oldest lighthouse and learn about its rich maritime history.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Cape Lookout National Seashore
Students will learn about the barrier islands and their importance to the protection of the state of North Carolina. They will also learn about the historical use of the island as well as the plants and animals that can be found there.
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.
Ocracoke Island
There are many things to see on Ocracoke Island including the Ocracoke Lighthouse, the shortest lighthouse on the Outer Banks.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Carolina Ocean Studies
A visit to the beautiful barrier islands and ocean reefs of North Carolina will help students understand the importance of our coastal environment and the habitat of the creatures that live there.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Oregon Inlet
In Natural and human impacts on the northern Outer Banks, page 16
The formation and migration of inlets is another important natural process that takes place on the Outer Banks. Inlets perform two primary functions during storms. They allow the storm surge that piles up in the sound to escape, and they also allow the fresh...
By Blair Tormey and Dirk Frankenberg.
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in Buxton, NC
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
Bodie Island Lighthouse
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
Bald Head Island Lighthouse at night
Bald Head Island Lighthouse at night
This is Bald Head Island Lighthouse at night, at Bald Head Island, North Carolina. Built in 1817, the lighthouse, nicknamed "Old Baldy," is the oldest still standing in the state. It is no longer in use.
Format: image/photograph
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
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
Ocracoke Lighthouse on Ocracoke Island, NC
Ocracoke Lighthouse on Ocracoke Island, NC
This is Ocracoke Lighthouse on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. It is the shortest lighthouse on the Outer Banks. 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...
Format: image/photograph
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