The Outer Banks 2009 Official Travel Guide - (Page 11) OUTER BANKS PLACES TO SEE – Outer Banks History Center - Find answers to local trivia questions, explore family history or find images from the past at the Outer Banks History Center, a regional archives and research library administered by the North Carolina State Archives (Department of Cultural Resources). Holdings include books and magazines, thousands of photographs, post cards and maps, personal papers and organizational archives, oral histories and other recordings, and much more. The center will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2009 with a special exhibit in the History Center Gallery and series of programs. The center is located across from the Manteo waterfront within the Roanoke Island Festival Park complex. Open to the public. Most services are free including gallery admission. Reading Room open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. weekdays, (with the exception of state holidays). The gallery is open 7 days a week with hours changing seasonally. (252) 473-2655 or obhistorycenter.net 10. The Roanoke M arshes Lighthouse - The Outer Banks newest lighthouse is also its smallest. Instead of a brick beacon towering over a barrier-island beach, this lighthouse is more akin to a lightkeeper’s house perched over the water. The original 1857 screwpile lighthouse that aided mariners in Croatan Sound, was a cottage built over the water, with the lighthouse serving as both beacon and residence. The reconstructed lighthouse was opened in 2004 by the Town of Manteo, in cooperation with the NC Maritime Museum and Roanoke Island Festival Park. Located at the end of the pier on the Manteo Waterfront, the lighthouse contains exhibits highlighting Roanoke Island’s maritime history and information on the lighthouse and its keepers. Open Tuesday Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. For information on maritime museum exhibits, programming and events, call (252) 475-1750. 11 http://www.obhistorycenter.net
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