North Carolina Historical Sites
Civil War Sites, Forts, Battlefields, Plantations, and Societies
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Alamance Battleground On this site in 1771, an armed rebellion of backcountry farmers, called Regulators, battled against royal governor William Tryon's militia. Visitors can tour the eighteenth-century Allen House and battlefield monuments.
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/alamance/alamanc.htm
Albemarle America's past are written in the story of North Carolina's Albemarle Region. Visitors can learn of Sir Walter Raleigh's Lost Colony, tour splendid antebellum homes, or marvel at the beginning of modern powered flight.
http://www.albemarle-nc.com/hat/
Anson County The Anson County Historical Society, Inc., was founded in 1962 by a group of Anson citizens interested in keeping Anson's history alive and in the forefront.
http://home.alltel.net/ansonhistorical/
Asa Biggs House The home of one of North Carolina's best known jurists and politicians, it has an interesting blend of Federal and Greek Revival details. Its awkward symmetry and rambling plan lend credence to local legend that Biggs added a room with the birth of each of his 10 children.
http://www.albemarle-nc.com/martin/history/biggs.htm
Attmore-Oliver House This 1790 home, headquarters for the New Bern Historical Society, exhibits 18th- and 19th-century furniture, a unique doll collection, and New Bern historical objects, including Civil War artifacts.
http://www.newbern.com/attmore.htm
Averasboro Battlefield & Museum The Battle of Averasboro (also called Averysborough, Smith's Mill and Black River) was the first deliberate, tactical resistance to the infamous march of Federal forces through Georgia and the Carolinas. The battle was fought on the plantation lands of the John Smith family four miles south of the Cape Fear River village of Averasboro.
http://www.averasboro.com/
Aycock Birthplace Charles B. Aycock was born into a simple, rural home in 1859. In 1900 he was elected governor and dedicated his life to improving public education in North Carolina.
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/aycock/aycock.htm
Barker House The Barker House, was built in 1782 as the residence of Thomas & Penelope Barker. Penelope Barker was a principle figure in the famous Edenton Tea Party which occurred on October 25, 1774.
http://www.edenton.com/history/barker.htm
Bath European settlement near the Pamlico River in the 1690s led to the creation of Bath, North Carolina's first town, in 1705. The town's location seemed ideal with easy access to the river and the Atlantic Ocean 50 miles away at Ocracoke Inlet.
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/bath/bath.htm
Beaufort Beaufort Carteret County and Coastal North Carolina area information including the Crystal Coast Morehead City and Beaufort Historic grounds.
http://www.historicbeaufort.com/
Bennett Place This simple farmhouse was situated between Confederate General Johnston's headquarters in Greensboro and Union General Sherman's headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina. In 1865 the two soldiers met at the Bennett Place, where they signed surrender papers for Confederate armies.
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/bennett/bennett.htm
Bentonville Battlefield The Battle of Bentonville was the last full-scale action of the Civil War in which a Confederate army was able to mount a tactical offensive. This major battle, the largest ever fought in North Carolina, was the only significant attempt to defeat the large Union army of Gen. William T. Sherman.
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/bentonvi/bentonvi.htm
Biltmore Village Built in the late 1890's as a classic planned community at the entrance to George Vanderbilt's Biltmore Estate, Biltmore Village today is truly one of the Carolinas' most unique touring and tourist environments.
http://www.biltmorevillage.com/
Blandwood Mansion Blandwood is the restored home of Governor John Motley Morehead and a National Historic Landmark. Designed by Alexander Jackson Davis and built in 1846, it is America's oldest Italianate villa.
http://www.blandwood.org/BLW.html
Boone Drug Boone Drug Company, located in historic downtown Boone, NC, was founded by Dr. George Kelly Moose in 1919.
http://www.boonedrug.com/
Bost Grist Mill Most people do not realize the historical significance of the picturesque little grist mill. These mills were some of the earliest economic indicators of a growing country, usually being built before schools and churches.
http://www.bostgristmill.com/
Brunswick / Fort Anderson 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.
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/brunswic/brunswic.htm
Buckner Hill Plantation One of the largest antebellum plantation houses in North Carolina, recently restored Buckner Hill House, built in 1855, still surrounded by hundreds of acres of cotton corn tobacco and cattle, provides a rare view of original, mostly undisturbed Greek Revival plantation architecture.
http://www.plantation.pair.com/
Burgwin-Wright House Using the old jail as the foundation, the Burgwin-Wright House was built in 1770 by John Burgwin, planter, merchant, and treasurer of the colony of Carolina.
http://www.geocities.com/picketfence/garden/4354/
Capital Area The Mordecai House was once the seat of one of the largest plantations in Wake County, North Carolina. The original portion of the house was built about 1785 by Joel Lane for his son and daughter-in-law, Henry and Polly Hinton Lane.
http://www.capitalareapreservation.org/
Carl Sandburg Home Carl Sandburg, nationally renowned poet, biographer, lecturer, newspaper columnist, folksinger, author of American fairytales, and winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, provided broad and enduring 20th century insight into the circumstances, worth and spirit of the American people.
http://www.nps.gov/carl/
Carolina Inn In addition to having a rich cultural history, The Carolina Inn is architecturally significant, blending elements of antebellum Carolina plantation houses with Georgian and neoclassical features often found in the Northeast.
http://www.carolinainn.com/index.shtml
Castle McCulloch Located in the heart of North Carolina. This National and State Historic Site is a landmark to dreams becoming reality, creating lasting memories for all time. We invite you to take a tour of this magnificent property and learn of it's exciting history. Discover how you can visit us and plan your special occasion or event here on these historic grounds.
http://www.castlemcculloch.com/index.html
Catawba County The Catawba County Historical Association invites you to join its history and heritage education mission. The CCHA offers Catawbans the opportunity to experience the county's diverse and distinguished past.
http://www.catawbahistory.org/
Charlotte Historic has developed a Historic Walking Tour for Center City Charlotte. The map identifies 26 historic buildings within walking distance of Trade & Tryon Streets.
http://www.historiccharlotte.org/allsites.cfm
Charlotte-Meck The Hornet's Nest is the symbol of Mecklenburg County. In 1780 the British army occupied and its environs. They called Mecklenburg County a Hornet's Nest of rebellion because of the opposition to British rule among the local Scots-Irish settlers.
http://www.cmhpf.org/
Cherokee Indians NC Experience No. 1 The Cherokee
http://www.visitnc.com/experience/no1_cherokee/index.asp
Corolla Wild Horse Fund Over the past four centuries, Corolla's wild horses have witnessed the disappearance of Native Americans from these shores. They have seen waterfowl come and go by the thousands. They have watched as deserted dunes have become studded with hundreds of houses. How have they survived so many changes? Perhaps it's in their blood.
http://www.corollawildhorses.com/
CSS Neuse Glimpses into two of our nation's most pivotal wars can be found in one historic site within the city of Kinston. Here you will explore the celebrated life of Richard Caswell, the first governor of the independent state of North Carolina.
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/neuse/neuse.htm
CSS Neuse Ironclad Gunboat A crew of volunteers are building (to actual size - 158') a replica of the Civil War Ironclad CSS Neuse. When complete, the CSS Neuse replica will be a valued educational tool and tourist attraction that will benefit the people of Kinston, Lenoir County and North Carolina, both historically and economically.
http://www.cssneuseii.com/
Currituck Beach Lighthouse Come take a virtual tour of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse. Located on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
http://www.currituckbeachlight.com/
Davis Plantation Davis Plantation is a true southern home situated in southeast Halifax County, NC, a rural farming community. The center piece of the plantation is the John Bess Davis home.
http://www.davisplantation.com/
Darshana Hall Plantation Tour one of the Oldest and Largest Plantations in the Southern Piedmont of North Carolina. Now a private residence, Darshana Plantation was at one time the largest plantation in Iredell County. The main house was built in 1753 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The Chambers House is also on the property and was built in 1818.
http://www.darshanahallplantation.com/
Discover Perquimans Come discover the charm and beauty of this historic Inner Banks community.
http://www.visitperquimans.com/
Dismal Swamp Canal The Dismal Swamp Canal Visitor Center is the only Visitor Center in the continental U.S. greeting visitors by both a major highway and an historic waterway.
http://www.icw.net/dscwelcome/
Duke Homestead See the early home, factories, and farm where Washington Duke first grew and processed tobacco. Duke's sons later founded The American Tobacco Company, the largest tobacco company in the world.
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/duke/duke.htm
Edenton The home of James Iredell is located in Edenton, a town rich in architecture and history since pre-Revolutionary times. George Washington appointed Iredell to the first U.S. Supreme Court.
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/iredell/iredell.htm
First in Flight Experience North Carolina
http://www.visitnc.com/firstflight/firstflight.asp
Fort Branch While the Fort Branch site is privately owned, The Fort Branch Battlefield Commission, Inc. is a non-profit volunteer organization.
http://www.fortbranchcivilwarsite.com/
Fort Dobbs Named for royal governor Arthur Dobbs, the fort was built during the French and Indian War to protect settlers. Archaeologists and historians conjecture that the fort was dismantled after pioneers pushed further westward.
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/dobbs/dobbs.htm
Fort Dobbs - North Carolina's Frontier is Here Situated in the Piedmont region of North Carolina near the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the 1756 Fort Dobbs historic site holds secrets of the Carolina frontier and its settlers, the collision of French, English, Scotch-Irish, Native American and African American cultures and colonial military history.
http://www.fortdobbs.org/
Fort Fisher Until the last few months of the Civil War, Fort Fisher kept North Carolina's port of Wilmington open to blockade-runners supplying necessary goods to Confederate armies inland.
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/fisher/fisher.htm
Fort Fisher, NC Until the last few months of the Civil War, Fort Fisher kept North Carolina's port of Wilmington open to blockade-runners supplying necessary goods to Confederate armies inland.
http://www.fortfisher.nchistoricsites.org/
Fort Macon Ramparts FORT MACON larges stately and weathered on an island at the lower end of the outer banks of North Carolina. It is one of the finest examples of the many coastal forts constructed along the Eastern Seaboard of the United States after the War of 1812.
http://www.clis.com/friends/
Fort Raleigh The first English attempts at colonization in the New World, 1585-1587, are commemorated here. These efforts, sponsored by Sir Walter Raleigh, ended with the disappearance of 116 men, women and children, including two that were born in the New World.
http://www.nps.gov/fora/
Glencoe Mill Village Glencoe Mill Village offers a unique glimpse of a 1880s cotton mill and village. The 105-acre site along the Haw River includes the mill complex, 32 houses, the mill store, office, lodge and other associated buildings.
http://www.glencoemill.org/
Green River Plantation Almost two centuries after its construction, the Green River Mansion has been restored and is open to the public by reservation.
http://www.green-river.net/
Halifax Located on the Roanoke River, the town of Halifax developed into a commercial and political center at the time of the American Revolution. A guided walking tour takes you into several authentically restored and furnished buildings.
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/halifax/halifax.htm
Harmony Hall Harmony Hall is the only house of historical significance left largeing in Kinston, North Carolina. The site was built in 1772 by Jesse Cobb and his wife, Elizabeth Heritage Cobb. Take the Harmony Hall Virtual Tour.
http://www.historicalpreservationgroup.org/HistAssoc/HarHall/index.html
Harmony Hall Plantation Harmony Hall has a long and interesting history. It was about 1768 that Colonel James A. Richardson built his home on a 12,000 acre tract on the Cape Fear River near the village of White Oak.
http://www.harmonyhallnc.com/
Hawkins Brown Founded in 1902 by Dr. Hawkins Brown, Palmer Memorial Institute transformed the lives of more than 1,000 African American students. Today, restored campus buildings provide the setting for a unique educational experience.
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/chb/chb.htm
Welcome to St. Joseph's Historic Foundation at Hayti Heritage Center The Foundation is committed to preserving, restoring, and developing the complex into a cultural and educational institution that promotes the understanding and appreciation for African American experiences and contributions to the world.
http://www.hayti.org/
Hendersonville Enjoy the hospitality and tranquility of Historic Hendersonville & Flat Rock, North Carolina, traditionally known for its gentle climate, beautiful scenery, a richness in culture & history, ample recreational facilities, and friendly people.
http://www.historichendersonville.org/
Hickory Landmarks The Hickory Landmarks Society is one of the oldest local historic preservation organizations in North Carolina. Its purpose is to protect individual historic landmarks and architecturally significant neighborhoods in the Hickory area.
http://www.hickorylandmarks.org/
Hillsborough The Alliance for Historic Hillsborough, fostering community parnerships that enhance Hillsborough's cultural and economic future while preserving our past.
http://www.historichillsborough.org/
Historic Burke Foundation The restoration of the interior of the Old Burke County Courthouse and publication of the Historic Burke: An Architectural Sites Inventory of Burke County, and the restoration of the 1812 Charles McDowell, Jr., House at Quaker Meadows Plantation.
http://www.hci.net/~historicburke/
Historic Shelby Foundation The Historic Shelby Foundation, Inc.has been the premier catalyst for the preservation of Cleveland County's historic architectural resources since 1982.
http://www.historicshelby.org/
Historic Orchard at Atla Pass The Orchard at Altapass is a North Carolina family-fun destination. Come experience the history, food, beautiful scenery, local Appalachian culture, and more.
http://www.altapassorchard.com/
Historic Rural Hill Farm Bring a friend and join in a leisurely walkabout of Historic Rural Hill Farm. First Footin' features many of the customary Scottish and Carolina rituals to assure good crops, good health and good fortune in the coming year.
http://www.ruralhillfarm.org/servlet/Main
History Place The exhibits at the History Place capture the heritage of Carteret County. There are sections dedicated to farming, menhadden fishing, whaling, boat building, Civil War, canoe and kayak trails, dolls, weapons, and a large exhibit of rooms depicting life in the past in Carteret County.
http://www.thehistoryplace.org/
History of Wilkes County Knowing knowledge of the past will prepare us better for the future is a strong incentive for Old Wilkes, Inc.. A Virtual Tour is available on the web site.
http://www.wilkesboro.com/oldwilkesinc/main.htm
Hope Plantation Tour the authentically furnished c.1803 Hope Plantation, home of Governor David Stone, the 1763 King-Bazemore House, and the Samuel Cox House. Walk the plantation grounds and the Hope Forest nature trails.
http://www.albemarle-nc.com/hope/
Hope Plantation.org The centerpiece of the plantation is the c.1803 Hope Mansion, Governor Stone's stunning example of an academic architectural combination of Federal and Georgian architecture. Restored and opened to the public.
http://www.hopeplantation.org/
Horace Williams House The Horace Williams House functions as a cultural arts facility for the performing and visual arts and is open to the public. The art exhibits are free.
http://www.chapelhillpreservation.com/
Horne Creek Farm This site is under development as a place to experience everyday farm life in North Carolina's northwestern Piedmont c.1900. Visitors can take part in daily activities and special events of bygone farm life, as well as see, smell, touch, and hear things once common in North Carolina.
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/horne/horne.htm
House in the Horseshoe In the summer and spring, bright flowers surround this white plantation house whose name comes from its location on a horseshoe bend in the Deep River. The house, c.1770, was owned by Philip Alston, whose band of whigs was attacked in 1781 by tories led by David Fanning.
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/horsesho/horsesho.htm
Hugh Torance House Hugh Torance began running a peddler business while in Rowan County, which he continued for a good part of his life. It is not known if he or the former owner, John McDowell, built the first log structure on the property but to this two room cabin Hugh Torance added a two story Federal addition.
http://home.earthlink.net/~hughtorance1796/
James K. Polk Memorial This site is located on land once owned by the parents of James K. Polk, the 11th U.S. president. The memorial commemorates significant events in the Polk administration: the Mexican War, settlement of the Oregon boundary dispute, and the annexation of California.
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/polk/polk.htm
Johnson Farm Johnson Farm
http://www.johnsonfarm.org/
Korner's Folly Körner's Folly, located in Kernersville, NC. A historic home by Jule Gilmer Körner, labelled by many as the Strangest Home in America.
http://www.kornersfolly.org/
Latimer House The Lower Cape Fear Historical Society, housed in the Latimer House in the downtown historic district of Wilmington, North Carolina, is dedicated to preserving and spreading the rich heritage of North Carolina.
http://www.latimerhouse.org/
Latta Plantation Historic Latta Plantation was a successful cotton plantation, and is now a living history farm. Come experience what life was like for planters, yeoman farmers, and slaves of the North Carolina backcountry in the early 19th century.
http://www.lattaplantation.org/
The Malcolm McMillan Blue Farmstead A trip down the old Pee Dee Road (now Bethesda Road) to the Malcolm McMillan Blue farmstead is a trip back in time to the days the Sandhills area was known as the “Pine Barrens”. Taking a tour of the 1825 farmhouse and museum provides insight into the lives of early pioneers in the Sandhills.
http://www.malcolmbluefarm.org/
Mendenhall Plantation Mendenhall Plantation, an Historic 1811 Quaker Homeplace in Jamestown, NC including a restored old Medical School and an Old Wagon associated with the Underground Railroad movement.
http://www.mendenhallplantation.org/
Mill Prong House Mill Prong has once again been returned to its former showplace status. The two story Federal House, retains the distinguished architectural quality which sets it above the other plantation seats in the portion of Robeson County that became Hoke County in 1911.
http://www.bbtyner.com/millprong/
Moore History For many years a cherished landmark and one of the earliest homes to be built in Moore County, the c.1821 Shaw House, stood at the crossing of two main roads, a welcome sight to tired travelers of old.
http://www.moorehistory.com/
Moores Creek King George and Broadswords! shouted loyalists as they charged across partially dismantled Moores Creek bridge on February 27, 1776. Just beyond the bridge nearly a thousand North Carolina patriots waited quietly with cannons and muskets poised to fire.
http://www.nps.gov/mocr/index.htm
Murfreesboro Welcome to Murfreesboro, NC. We invite you to admire Murfreesboro's natural beauty, experience our lifestyle and explore the many facets of life in North Carolina's Hertford county.
http://www.murfreesboronc.com/
Murray House Inn This large plantation home was built facing the old cart path between Kenansville and Warsaw in 1853 by Dr. Needham Whitfield Herring.
http://www.murrayhouseinn.com/
Newbold White House Sturdy construction and continued suitability for use as a farmhouse preserved this building when all others of its day in North Carolina fell victim to decay or progress. No other site is so representative of North Carolina's formative years, as the Newbold-White House, the oldest brick house in the state.
http://www.albemarle-nc.com/newbold-white/
NC Blues Historical Marker Fulton Allen, also known as Blind Boy Fuller, was one of the most influential and popular Bluesmen of the 1930s.
http://www.hometown.aol.com/Jukebaby/bbfhmp.htm
NC Civil War Formed in 1994, the North Carolina Civil War Council is a partnership of public and private organizations and individuals concerned with the preservation and welfare of North Carolina's Civil War era sites.
http://www.nccivilwar.com/
NC Outerbanks NC's Outer Banks: A National Historical Treasure displays the historical landmarks of North Carolina's Outer Banks through original detailed photography, poetry, and rich historical text.
http://www.nc-outerbanks.com/
NC Historic Preservation North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office Home Page
http://www.hpo.dcr.state.nc.us/
NC Historic Sites North Carolina Historic Sites, a group of 27 unique state historic sites, invites you to see our state as it was, to open doors to the past, which can enable one to better underlarge the world we live in today.
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/
North Davidson District Charlotte's Historic District, NoDa, is home to the City's best collection of galleries and restaurants. The area is growing to be the premier, funky destination for nightlife.
http://www.noda.org/
Oconaluftee Indian Village At the Oconaluftee Indian Village there is much to see: Over two centuries of tradition, living on through the modern-day Cherokee. Watch as ropes of clay are molded into pots and bowls, as a canoe is built with fire and ax. View corn grinding, and chipping flint into arrowheads.
http://www.oconalufteevillage.com/
Old Baldy Built in 1817, Old Baldy is North Carolina's oldest largeing lighthouse. The historic structure dominates the landscape on Bald Head Island which is located at the confluence of the Cape Fear River, the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean.
http://www.oldbaldy.org/
Old Mill of Guilford The Old Mill of Guilford was founded in North Carolina on Beaver Creek in 1767 to grind grain for the early settlers of what is now Guilford County. Today, the mill continues to produce all-natural, stone-ground, whole grain foods, just as it has for over 250 years.
http://www.oldmillofguilford.com/
Old West Durham We are a group of neighborhood residents working together to strengthen the sense of community in Old West Durham and to preserve and enhance the quality of life in OWD.
http://www.owdna.org/
Old Wilkes Inc. the history of Wilkes County
http://www.wilkesboro.com/OldWilkesInc/
The Orton Gardens and Plantation Wildlife and birdlife abound on the former rice plantation that prides itself on its enormous live oaks and overall landscaping. It's a fine, history rich garden of the South.
http://www.ortongardens.com/
Overmountain Victory,NC Of course, the end of the battle of King's Mountain also began the Cowpens Campaign. When Cornwallis learned of King's Mountain, his British army pulled back from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Winnsboro, South Carolina. Nathanael Green, the new Continental Army Commander in the South, began to try to regain the momentum in the south.
http://www.overmountainvictory.org/
Penguin Drive-In Every once in a while, a spot gets a new lease on life. That's just what's happened to The Penguin. A landmark in the Plaza-Midwood neighborhood for as long as most residents can remember, this modest restaurant served one and all since 1954.
http://www.penguindrivein.com/index.html
Poplar Grove Plantation Historic Poplar Grove Plantation - Photo tour of things to see and do at this well preserved plantation community near Wilmington, North Carolina.
http://www.poplargrove.com/
Preservation Durham Tour the architectural treasures of Historic Forest Hills. Durham was booming in the 1920s when developers James O. Cobb and Fuller Glass purchased tracts of farm land along University Drive and hired Durham architect George Watts Carr, Sr. to lay out a new suburban neighborhood.
http://www.preservationdurham.org/
Preservation NC Preservation North Carolina protects and promotes buildings, sites and landscapes important to the heritage of North Carolina.
http://www.presnc.org/
Preservation Statesville founded out of a desire to promote appreciation and respect for historic properties and neighborhoods in Statesville and Iredell county.
http://www.preservationstatesville.org/
Reed Goldmine Reed Gold Mine is the site of the first documented gold find in the United States. From this discovery, gold mining spread gradually to nearby counties and eventually into other states.
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/reed/reed.htm
Rosedale The neighbors called it Frew's Folly, though the reason remains obscure. Originally part of a 911 acre plantation, Rosedale was built in 1815 by Archibald Frew, a merchant, postmaster and tax collector.
http://libweb.uncc.edu/archives/crhc/rosedale.htm
Rural Hill Farm Center of Scottish Heritage an educational center for Scottish cultural events.
http://www.ruralhillfarm.org/
St. Mary's Chapel St. Mary's Chapel was constructed in 1892 on the campus of Thompson Orphanage by William Bynum in memory of his daughter. The Chapel served the Thompson Orphanage until the Orphanage was relocated in 1970.
http://www.stmaryschapel.com/
Salisbury Historic Salisbury has three main areas of emphasis: neighborhood revitalization, landmark preservation, and education. In the area of Neighborhood Revitalization, Historic Salisbury has saved and protected nearly 100 properties in Salisbury and Rowan County.
http://www.historicsalisbury.org/
Snow Camp Drama Outdoor Drama located in Snow Camp, North Carolina presents the dramas Sword of Peace & Pathway to Freedom.
http://www.snowcampdrama.com/
Somerset Place Somerset Place is a representative historic site offering a comprehensive and realistic view of nineteenth-century life on a large-scale North Carolina plantation.
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/somerset/somerset.htm
Stagville Historic Stagville is the site of the largest plantation in North Carolina. This site recalls the history of the enslaved people and freedmen who worked the land and of the two influential families who joined to become powerful forces in North Carolina History.
http://www.historicstagvillefoundation.org/
Tanneenbaum Park Tannenbaum Historic Park tells the story of everyday life in the Backcountry of North Carolina before, during and after the Revolutionary War Battle of Guilford Courthouse.
http://www.ci.greensboro.nc.us/leisure/tannenbaum/
Textile Heritage Center An Initiative To Preserve Our Textile Heritage.
http://www.textileheritage.org/
Thomas Day House Thomas Day was born about 1801 in Virginia to a free black mother. To his fortunate birth (black children's legal status being defined by their mothers'), Day added initiative and artistic vision--and a bold determination to carve out a life little constrained by white supremacy.
http://webpages.charter.net/ljeffress/ThomasDaydoc.htm
Thomas Wolfe Memorial Thomas Wolfe immortalized his childhood home in his epic autobiographical novel, Look Homeward, Angel. Wolfe's colorful portrayal of his family, his hometown of Asheville, North Carolina, and the Old Kentucky Home boarding house earned the historic Victorian home a place as one of American Literature's most famous landmarks.
http://www.wolfememorial.com/
Town Creek For more than one thousand years, Indians lived an agricultural life on the lands that became known as North Carolina. Around A.D. 1200, a new cultural tradition arrived called Pee Dee by archaeologists, was part of a widespread tradition known as Appalachian Mississippian.
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/town/town.htm
Transylvania Please take a few moments to browse around and familiarize yourself with our organization. There is a wealth of information to be found here about TCHS and Transylvania County.
http://www.preservingourpast.org/
Tryon Palace Welcome to Tryon Palace Historic Sites and Gardens. There are seven major buildings and 14 acres of gardens for you to visit.
http://www.tryonpalace.org/
Tyro Plantation This magnificent antebellum home has been restored to its original grandeur. "Tyro" displays both architectural and historical interest. It is the finest example of Greek Revival Architecture in the area.
http://www.tyronc.com/
USS North Carolina Battleship The official web site for the USS North Carolina Battleship Memorial located in Wilmington, North Carolina contains the history, list of officers and crew, and pictures and diagrams of the physical structure of a battleship.
http://www.battleshipnc.com/
Vance Birthplace This pioneer farmstead, tucked in the Reems Creek Valley, features the birthplace of Zebulon Baird Vance. The five-room log house-- reconstructed around original chimneys--and its outbuildings are furnished to interpret the period from 1795 to 1840.
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/vance/vance.htm
The Way We Lived in North Carolina This book explores the social history of the Tar Heel State from the precolonial period to the present.
http://www.waywelivednc.com/
Waynesborough Village Slip into the nineteenth century and experience life as it once was in historic Waynesborough. Visit a family home, a medical office, a one room school, a law office, and a Quaker Meeting House.
http://www.wcpl.org/waynesborough.htm
Wright Brothers Memorial Wright Brothers Memorial Pylon. The sunsets here are the prettiest I have ever seen. The clouds light up with all colors, in the background, with deep blue clouds of various shapes fringed with gold before.... Orville Wright
http://www.outerbanks.com/wrightbrothers/pylon.htm
Yadkin County Yadkin County is situated in the beautiful Piedmont section of North Carolina, just east of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and near the Saurtown Mountains, of which Pilot Mountain is outlargeing.
http://members.tripod.com/~FCasstevens/sites.html
YMI Cultural Center Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the YMI has served Asheville's minority citizens since it was first established in 1893 as the Young Men's Insitute.
http://www.ymicc.org/
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