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Fayetteville, North Carolina
History, Library, Military, Specialized
Designed by Michael West of the architectural firm of Calloway, Johnson, Moore & West in Winston-Salem, NC, the dramatic 59,000 square-foot building is highlighted by the 5,000 square-foot, five-story high open lobby area. The lobby exhibit is accented by natural light from the glass walls and surrounding high mounted windows. The lobby exhibit features two fully deployed parachutes, a WWII era T-5 round chute and a modern MC-4 square chute.
Burlington, North Carolina
History, Historic House, Military, Park
The site of the battle which occured on May 16, 1771 between the Regulators and Governor Tryon's British Militia.
Gastonia, North Carolina
History, Military, Specialized
Displays from Indian War,Civil War, WWI,WWII, Korea,Vietnam,Irac and a large library of miitary history. We are fortunate to have a beutiful display of Medal of honor recipiant General Raymond G. Davis,four star General of the Marine Corps. We have a large display of German, Japanese and Russian artifacts and weapons.
Blowing Rock, North Carolina
History
Hendersonville, North Carolina
History, Historic House, Specialized
he Apple Valley Model RR Club is open to the public with model RR layouts both inside and outside the historic 1902 Hendersonville depot and maintains a museum of railroad artifacts for the benefit of the public. The club also maintains the adjacent city-owned Southern Railway caboose open during club hours.
New Bern, North Carolina
General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Military
As the house is used frequently for Historical Society functions, the Attmore-Oliver House is not strictly a museum. However, it provides a uniqure opportunity for visitors to see a home lived in by only two New Bern families throughout most of the 19th century and half of the 20th century.
Aurora, North Carolina
Anthropology, History, Natural History, Science
Free museum with 3 buildings of fossils both from Aurora and around the world including 2 whales and shark teeth from the megalodon shark along with minerals from around the world.
Newland, North Carolina
History
Hillsborough, North Carolina
Culture, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library, Park
Ayr Mount is a hidden gem located off the Old Indian Trading Path. Home to merchant William Kirkland of Ayr, Scotland, this 1815 house was restored in 1985 to its original splendor. Now furnished with museum quality period pieces including Duncan Phyfe, Charles-Honoré Lannuier and Waterford, plus portraits by Ezra Ames, Jacob Marling and Matthew Jouett. A guided tour reveals family stories, area history, and the extraordinary architecture.
Wilmington, North Carolina
History, Military
Beaufort, North Carolina
History, Historical Society
Durham, North Carolina
Culture, History, Historic House, Military, Park
Here, on April 26, 1865, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston and Union General William T. Sherman met to discuss the surrender terms of what would become the largest surrender of the American Civil War. More than 90,000 Confederate soldiers of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina surrendered. Bennett Place features the reconstructed farmhouse and outbuildings, a visitor center with exhibits, an interpretive film, research library, gift shop, and living history programs.
Durham, North Carolina
Culture, General, History, Military, Park
This simple farmhouse was located between Confederate General Johnston's headquarters in Greensboro and Union General Sherman's headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina. In 1865 the two officers met at the Bennett Place, where they signed surrender papers for southern armies in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida. Today James Bennett's reconstructed farmhouse, kitchen, and smokehouse recall the lifestyle of an ordinary Southern farmer during the Civil War.
Four Oaks, North Carolina
Cemetery, History, Historic House, Military
Winnabow, North Carolina
Archaeology, Culture, General, History, Historic House, Military, Park
A major pre-Revolutionary port on North Carolina's Cape Fear River, Brunswick was razed by British troops in 1776 and never rebuilt. During the Civil War, Fort Anderson was constructed atop the old village site, and served as part of the Cape Fear River defenses below Wilmington before the fall of the Confederacy. Colonial foundations dot the present-day tour trail, which crosses the earthworks of the Confederate fort.
Wilmington, North Carolina
History
This lovely old Georgian style house was built in 1770 for John Burgwin, merchant, planter and colonial official. Restored and furnished with antiques by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of N.C.
Hillsborough, North Carolina
Culture, History, Historic House, Historical Society
The Burwell School is a a historic house museum on two acres in the Historic District of Hillsborough, NC, which was founded in 1754 and laid out in acre lots. The site includes the two-story frame building begun in 1821 and expanded in 1848, which served until that time as the Presbyterian manse as well as a girls' school.
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