http://collections.ecu.edu/files/original/19/199/Cape-Lookout.jpg 6ab050e5f3e3cd0d622e8fe02165bf7b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource NC Lighthouses Subject The topic of the resource Selected lighthouses on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cape Lookout Lighthouse Subject The topic of the resource North Carolina Lighthouses Description An account of the resource The Cape Lookout Lighthouse is a 163-foot high lighthouse located on the Southern Outer Banks of North Carolina. It flashes every 15 seconds and is visible at least 12 miles out to sea and up to 19 miles. The Cape Lookout Light is one of the very few lighthouses that operate during the day. It became fully automated in 1950. The Cape Lookout Lighthouse is the only such structure in the United States to bear the checkered daymark, intended not only for differentiation between similar light towers, but also to show direction. The center of the black diamonds points in a north-south direction, while the center of the white diamonds points east-west. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1859 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1859 lighthouse