Name _________________________________ Date ____________________

North Carolina Lighthouses Explain, in your own words, the answers to the following questions. Use complete sentences and details from the readings. 1. What were lighthouses originally built for, and why?

2. The lighthouses on the NC coast were all built before the invention of electricity. How were the lights generated before then?

3. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was moved in 1999. What was the reason for the move?

4. Name and describe at least three daily duties for the lighthouse keeper.

5. Are lighthouses still necessary today? Why or why not?

6. Each lighthouse was designed to have a different appearance and light flash pattern. What is the reason for this?

Name the Lighthouse Fill in the name of the lighthouse after the fact.

1. I was never painted. _________________________________________________________

2. I was destroyed by Confederate troops and rebuilt after the Civil War. __________________

3. I am the oldest lighthouse in North Carolina. _______________________________________

4. I was built to help navigators find Ocracoke Inlet. __________________________________

5. My beacon is the second strongest in the world. ___________________________________

6. I am the tallest lighthouse in the United States. ____________________________________

7. My beacon is visible from 20 miles away. ________________________________________

8. I am 150 feet high. __________________________________________________________

9. My beacon is solid and does not rotate or flash. ____________________________________

10. I served as a Confederate signal station during the Civil War. _________________________

11. I am octagonal in shape. ______________________________________________________

12. I was constructed between 1874 and 1875. _______________________________________

13. I was originally built in 1812 at a cost of $20,578.54. ________________________________

14. I have a daymark of broad, alternating black and white bands. ________________________

Enrichment Activities

Lighthouse Timeline Create a timeline of lighthouse construction in North Carolina. Include the dates when each lighthouse was built and rebuilt.

Lighthouse Height Chart Create a chart showing the heights of all the lighthouses in North Carolina. Order them from shortest to tallest.