Historic Sites
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Ackland Art Museum Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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The Ackland Art Museum was founded through the bequest of William Hayes Ackland (1855-... |
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Afroamerican Cultural Center Charlotte, North Carolina
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The Afro-American Cultural Center (AACC) of Charlotte is a distinguished, 33-year old... |
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Airborne & Special Operations Museum Fayetteville, North Carolina
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The Airborne & Special Operations Museum will provide a unique educational experience... |
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Battleship North Carolina Wilmington, North Carolina
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Historically, and until most recently, the most capable class of major combatants, or... |
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Bellamy Mansion Museum Of History And Design Arts Wilmington, North Carolina
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The Bellamy Mansion is one of North Carolina's most spectacular examples of antebellum... |
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Blount Bridgers House Tarboro, North Carolina
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The 1808 Blount-Bridgers House, “the Grove,” is a national historic landmark... |
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Caldwell Heritage Museum Lenoir, North Carolina
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The Caldwell Heritage Museum was opened in 1991 and is dedicated to preserving and... |
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Cape Fear Museum Of History And Science Wilmington, North Carolina
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Cape Fear Museum of History and Science is the oldest history museum in North Carolina.... |
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Carteret County Historical Society Morehead City, North Carolina
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The Carteret County Historical Society is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization run by... |
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Catawba County Museum Of History Newton, North Carolina
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It is the story of the American Dream as perceived by the self-sufficient Scotch-Irish,... |
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Charlotte Museum Of History Charlotte, North Carolina
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This site includes a regional history museum displaying artifacts from Charlotte, North... |
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Country Doctor Museum Bailey, North Carolina
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The Country Doctor Museum invites people of all ages to visit and learn about the history... |
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Duke Homestead Durham, North Carolina
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The patriarch of Duke Homestead was Washington Duke, an Orange County farmer whose chance... |
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Estes Winn Antique Automobile Museum Asheville, North Carolina
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The car museum is located in the historic Biltmore Industries Weaving Shop, which once... |
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Gaston County Museum Dallas, North Carolina
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The museum's mission is to collect and preserve artifacts that illuminate regional... |
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Granite Falls History And Transportation Museum Granite Falls, North Carolina
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The Town of Granite Falls purchased the historic home of Andrew Baird, one of the Town's... |
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Granville County Museum Oxford, North Carolina
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This Granville County society's purpose is to discover and collect any material which may... |
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Graveyard Of The Atlantic Museum Hatteras, North Carolina
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The waters off North Carolina's Outer Banks entomb thousands of vessels and countless... |
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Greensboro Historical Museum Greensboro, North Carolina
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Visit the museum and view a vintage moving picture in the Crystal Theatre, listen in on a... |
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Henderson County Heritage Museum Hendersonville, North Carolina
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The museum is housed in six rooms of the Historic Henderson County Courthouse. “Let... |
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Heritage Farmstead & Learning Center Statesville, North Carolina
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A variety of living history sites including a log cabin and a blacksmith shop recreate... |
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High Point Museum High Point, North Carolina
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The Museum is operated by the High Point Historical Society, a private, non-profit... |
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Historic Stagville Foundation Durham, North Carolina
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The Bennehan and Cameron families left immense collections of personal and business... |
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International Civil Rights Center & Museum Greensboro, North Carolina
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The Woolworth Building, where the famous Greensboro sit-in occurred in 1960, now houses... |
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James K. Polk Memorial Pineville, North Carolina
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The state historic site commemorates significant events in the Polk administration: the... |
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Johnston County Heritage Center Smithfield, North Carolina
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On display are some of the Heritage Center's most valuable artifacts: an original copy of... |
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Levine Museum Of The New South Charlotte, North Carolina
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The museum's mission is to engage a broad-based audience in the exploration and... |
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Lincoln County Museum Of History Lincolnton, North Carolina
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As early as 1907, citizens of Lincoln County determined a need in the county for an... |
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Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Wilmington, North Carolina
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The Lower Cape Fear Historical Society is housed in the Latimer House in the downtown... |
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Mint Hill Historical Society Mint Hill, North Carolina
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A 'For Sale' sign hammered into the front lawn of the old doctor's building was all the... |
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Mount Airy Museum Of History Mount Airy, North Carolina
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The former W.E. Merritt Hardware Company building, now home to The Mount Airy Museum of... |
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Mountain Gateway Museum And Heritage Center Old Fort, North Carolina
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Mountain Gateway Museum and Heritage Center promotes the understanding of regional... |
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Mountain Heritage Center Cullowhee, North Carolina
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The Mountain Heritage Center celebrates the natural and cultural heritage of the southern... |
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Murfreesboro Historical Association Murfreesboro, North Carolina
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The Murfreesboro Historical Association is dedicated to preservation and history. The... |
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Museum Of North Carolina Handicrafts Waynesville, North Carolina
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The museum is housed in the historic Shelton House, home to Stephen Jehu Shelton and then... |
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Museum Of The Albemarle Elizabeth City, North Carolina
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The museum’s chronological exhibit is a work in progress. Visitors can enter the... |
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Museum Of The Cape Fear Fayetteville, North Carolina
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One of three regional branches of the North Carolina Museum of History, the Museum of the... |
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Museum Of The Cherokee Indian Cherokee, North Carolina
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The Museum of the Cherokee Indian has just installed a completely new exhibit that... |
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Museum Of The Waxhaws Waxhaw, North Carolina
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The museum is a regional attraction dedicated to the history of the Waxhaws region and... |
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North Carolina Maritime Museum Beaufort, North Carolina
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All of the museum's programs and exhibits, both general and specialized, interpret the... |
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North Carolina Museum Of History Raleigh, North Carolina
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This local museum explores the history of the regional post of North Carolina. People... |
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North Carolina Transportation Museum Spencer, North Carolina
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The N.C. Transportation Museum is located on the site of what was once Southern Railway... |
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Ocracoke Preservation Society Ocracoke, North Carolina
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This committee's mission under the Ocracoke Preservation Society is to preserve the area... |
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Old Salem Museums & Gardens Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Old Salem Museums & Gardens is America's most comprehensive history attraction. Their... |
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Onslow County Museum Richlands, North Carolina
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The Onslow County Museum actively pursues the acquisition of artifacts for the museum... |
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Reynolda House Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Reynolda House Museum of American Art displays a premier collection of American art... |
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Smith Mcdowell House Museum Asheville, North Carolina
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The 4-story mansion was built on a plantation south of Asheville approximately... |
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Stanly County Museum Albemarle, North Carolina
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Stanly County is a crossroads of history. Its people have helped mold and define the... |
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Tryon Palace New Bern, North Carolina
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Tryon Palace is a modern recreation of the original palace, which served as the royal... |
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U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Museum Fort Bragg, North Carolina
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This museum depicts army history and traditions, as well as other Army Special Operation... |
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Wilkes Heritage Museum Wilkesboro, North Carolina
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Old Wilkes, Inc. was established in 1968 with the intent of restoring the Old Wilkes... |
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Wright Brothers National Memorial Manteo, North Carolina
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On display in the visitor center are a full-scale reproduction of the 1902 glider, a full... |
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Wrightsville Beach Museum Wrightsville Bch, North Carolina
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The town of Wrightsville Beach occupies one of the chain of barrier islands along North... |
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Zachary Tolbert House Cashiers, North Carolina
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The Zacharys were among the first white settlers of Cashiers Valley, arriving in 1832 to... |
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Why do we need a national nonprofit membership society for American history?
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“Save America’s Treasures” has been totally eliminated—the largest Federal program supporting preservation of such treasures as the original Star Spangled Banner and George Washington’s tent.
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65% of Americans don’t know what happened at the Constitutional Convention, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
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The “Teaching American History” grants—the largest Federal program supporting history education—have been completely eliminated.
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Visits to the Top 20 Civil War battlefields have dropped in half from 1970 to 2009 according to official National Park Service statistics.
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40% of Americans can’t identify whom we fought in World War II, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
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A quarter of Americans believe Congress shares power over U.S. foreign policy with the United Nations, according to a recent Annenberg survey.
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“There is little that is more important for an American citizen to know than the history and traditions of his country,” John F. Kennedy wrote in American Heritage.
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The “We the People Program,” which touched some 30 million students and 90,000 teachers over 25 years, has been completely eliminated.
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Two-thirds of Americans could not correctly name Yorktown as the last major military action of the American Revolution, according to a recent national Gallup survey.
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The National Heritage Areas and Scenic Byways program, the only major Federal program encouraging visits to historic places, has been completely eliminated in Congressional committee.
