The National Register of Historic Places, Teaching with Historic Places:Little Kinnakeet Lifesaving Station: Home to Unsung Heroes Lesson Plan will help your students learn not only about this interesting aspect of North Carolina and maritime history; but also of the heroic and inspiring stories of men who risked their lives to save others from the sea.
The Little Kinnakeet Lifesaving Station within the park just north of the village of Avon is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Did You Know?
The U.S.S. Monitor sank off Cape Hatteras during a storm in December 1862. The wreck's location was a mystery until 1973 when a research vessel found the ship 16 miles off the cape in 230 feet of water.
In 1975, the Monitor was named the nation’s first National Marine Sanctuary.