North Carolina: Teaching with Historic Places

Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) uses historic places in National Parks and in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places to enliven history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects. TwHP has created a variety of products and activities that help teachers bring historic places into the classroom.

Here you’ll find place-based educational resources relating to historic places in North Carolina. Discover more resources at the Teaching with Historic Places homepage.

Featured Educational Resources

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  Wright Brothers National Memorial

  Discover why the Wright Brothers chose the Outer Banks of North Carolina to conduct their flight experiments.

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  Total Solar Eclipse of 1900

  Learn about the solar eclipse of 1900 and how it helps us make sense of the universe.

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  The North Carolina State Capitol

  Discover how Raleigh became the capital of North Carolina and how the design of the capitol building reflected state pride.