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978-0-89587-241-8
0-89587-241-2
$12.95 paperback
7" x 10"
96 pages black-and-white photographs, index
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North Carolina is a state
rich in history, and its 22 state historic sites help to tell its story.
Visiting these sites, you not only learn about North Carolina’s
history but also experience the state’s scenic diversity and natural
beauty.
These sites chronicle more
than six centuries, from the ancient Native American civilization at
Town Creek Indian Mound to the marvels of technology showcased at the
North Carolina Transportation Museum. Tributes to the state’s agrarian
roots are found at the antebellum plantation at Somerset, the early-20th-century
Horne Creek Farm, and the homestead of tobacco magnate Washington Duke.
Sites at Bath, Edenton, Halifax, and Brunswick reveal aspects of the
state’s colonial period. Fort Dobbs recalls the time of the French and
Indian War, while the bullet-scarred walls of the House in the Horseshoe
are reminders of the bitter internal struggles during the Revolutionary
War. The CSS Neuse, Forts Fisher and Anderson, Bentonville
Battlefield, and Bennett Place all help portray the story of North
Carolina during the Civil War. Other sites honor individuals such as
Charlotte Hawkins Brown, Zebulon Vance, and Thomas Wolfe.
Whether you are interested in
American history or enjoy visiting sites with historic value, North
Carolina’s State Historic Sites will prove an essential guidebook.
about the author
Gary L. McCullough has worked for Herff-Jones Company, one of
the only four companies in the nation specializing in the printing of
school yearbooks, for 27 years. He became interested in historic sites
while serving as a volunteer docent/interpreter at the Charlotte Museum
of History and Hezekiah Alexander Homesite. He lives in Matthews, North
Carolina.
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