North Carolina Lighthouses

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  1. How many lighthouses are located on N.C.'s outer banks?
  2. Links to reference material:
    North Carolina Coastal Lighthouses

    Your answer:


  3. Read the information about Oak Island Lighthouse. Write one word which best tells why repairmen must wear protective clothing when working on the lighthouse?
  4. Links to reference material:
    Oak Island Lighthouse

    Your answer:


  5. Read about Bodie Lighthouse. Who blew it up during the Civil War?
  6. Links to reference material:
    Bodie Island Lighthouse

    Your answer:
    Union soldiers
    Confederate soldiers
    British soldiers
    French soldiers


  7. Read about Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. This lighthouse is currently being moved so that it can be preserved. Over the years, how many Cape Hatteras Lighthouses have existed?
  8. Links to reference material:
    Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

    Your answer:
    5
    3
    4
    2


  9. Look at the lighthouse data and compare height. Which lighthouse is the tallest?
  10. Links to reference material:
    North Carolina Coastal Lighthouses

    Your answer:
    Diamond Shoals Light Tower
    Cape Lookout Island Lighthouse
    Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
    Currituck Beach Lighthouse


  11. Which two lighthouses are built on a platform similar to an oil drilling platform?
  12. Links to reference material:
    North Carolina Coastal Lighthouses

    Your answer:


  13. Which lighthouse has a diamond pattern?
  14. Links to reference material:
    North Carolina Coastal Lighthouses

    Your answer:
    Ocracoke Lighthouse
    Cape Lookout Lighthouse
    Currituck Beach Lighthouse
    Bald Head Lighthouse


  15. Which lighthouse is the oldest operational lighthouse?
  16. Links to reference material:
    North Carolina Coastal Lighthouses

    Your answer:
    Ocracoke Lighthouse
    Bald Head Lighthouse
    Price's Creek Lighthouse
    Cape Hatteras Lighthouse



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