Maine Lighthouses
Cushing Community School, Grade 1

 
These are some of the things we want to find out about our lighthouses: 

What is the name of my lighthouse?

Where is my lighthouse?

When was my lighthouse built?

What kind of materials were used to build my lighthouse?

How tall is my lighthouse?

What kind of light does my lighthouse have?

What makes my lighthouse special?

 
Lighthouses of Maine
http://lighthousegetaway.com/lights/maine.html
Click on the name of your lighthouse to see a color picture and to read information about your lighthouse. 

New England Lighthouses, Maine
http://lighthouse.cc/me.html
Click on the picture of your lighthouse.  Look at the picture and read the description.  Then click on History to learn a whole lot more about your lighthouse.

Lighthouses: A Photographic Journey
http://www.ipl.org/div/light/Geoidx.html
Scroll way down the page to get to Atlantic Ocean.  Find the name of your lighthouse and click on it.  You will find a picture and a description of your lighthouse.

U.S. Coast Guard web site
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/WEBLIGHTHOUSES/LHME.html
An alphabetical list of Maine lighthouses with basic facts and black-and-white pictures.

Legendary Lighthouses, Maine
http://www.pbs.org/legendarylighthouses/html/maine.html
This PBS series has information about some of Maine’s most famous lighthouses.

St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum
http://www.staugustinelighthouse.com/edu_kidzone.php
Go to this website to "build a lighthouse" and solve a puzzle.

Picture of Owls Head from http://www.ngbb.org/images/Bob_and_Janets_Wonderful_Adventure_2002/Owls_Head_Light_Me.JPG

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