Cherryville, North Carolina

History, Specialized

Features the history of the Carolina Freight Company and its founder, C. Grier Beam. Collection inlcudes l4 Carolina Freight trucks.

Lenoir, North Carolina

History

Displays Caldwell County history and artifacts from pre-1841 to the present.

Kannapolis, North Carolina

History

Highlights of the exhibiton include an antique hand loom, sample of textiles more than l,200 years old, towels commemorating historic athletic and world events, an interactive touch-screen computer monitor that details textile manufacturing processes a

Manteo, North Carolina

History

Cape Hatteras National Seashore has visitor centers with exhibits at Bodie Island Lighthouse, Ocracoke Island, and Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. The Bodie Island and Ocracoke Island Visitor Centers are open during the summer season. The Cape Hatteras Visitor

KENLY, North Carolina

General, History, Military

THE CAROLINA MILITARY VEHICLE PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION OPEN A MUSEUM WITH US MILITARIA ON DISPLAY. THE ITEMS ON DISPLAY ARE FROM WWII TO THE CURRENT CONFLICTS. WE ALSO DISPLAY MILITARY VEHICLES ON THE WEEKENDS. IT IS A SMALL MUSEUM BUT IT HONORS ALL BRANCHS OF THE MILITARY.

Kinston, North Carolina

History

Erected in 1895, the Caswell No. 1 Fire Station Museum is Kinston's oldest remaining municipal building. In l993 the build was converted into a museum which portrays the building's past in the rise of a modern fire department in Kinston.

Chadbourn, North Carolina

History

1910 Railroad passenger depot with over 5000 square feet of space housing rail history.

Yadkinville, North Carolina

Art, History, Science

Housed in the second Yadkin County Jail, the museum offers items of local and regional history, art and science.

Charlotte, North Carolina

Children's, Culture, General, History, Historic House, Library, Park

Located on a beautiful 8 acre park-like setting, the Charlotte Museum of History has been called "the most entertaining one-stop, two-hour history lesson in the Piedmont." The museum offers a comprehensive look at life in the Charlotte region from the Revoultionary War times to the present. Four galleries lead visitors from the early settlement days to the first U.S. gold rush, to the dark days of slavery, the Civil War and the rise of textiles and banking. The museum includes changing exhibits and hands-on learning for children as well.

Cherokee, North Carolina

Art, Culture, History

Kinston, North Carolina

History

Site houses and interprets the remains of the Confederate ironclad, Neuse, through an audio-visual prgoram, artifact exhibits and guided tours. Also interpreted on the site is the life and military/political careers of Richard Caswell,the first elected

Wilmington, North Carolina

Art, Culture, History, Library, Military, Park

Cameron Art Museum located in Wilmington, North Carolina occupies a 42,000 square foot facility designed in 2002 by the renowned architectural firm of Gwathmey Siegel & Associates (NYC). The museum is sited on 9.3 acre Pyramid Park, features long-leaf pine woodlands, outdoor sculptures, nature trails, an historic Civil War site and Clay Studio housed in the Pancoe Art Education Center. The main museum building includes two exhibition areas, the Weyerhaeuser lecture and reception hall, a full service museum cafe known as Café Johnnie, museum gift shop and free parking.

Wilmington, North Carolina

History, Science

Cape Fear Museum collects, preserves and interprets objects relating to the history, science and cultures of the Lower Cape Fear, and makes those objects and their interpretation available to the public through educational exhibitions and programs.

Flat Rock, North Carolina

History

Home of poet author Carl Sandburg from 1945-1967

Charlotte, North Carolina

History

The CHAC Hangar/Museum is housed in the original hangar, built in 1937 for Charlotte's first municipal airport. The Hangar/Museum features hands-on aircraft restoration by CHAC volunteers.

Newton, North Carolina

History

The Museum of History is housed at the (former) 1924 Neo-Classical Revival-styled courthouse located on the courtsquare in Newton. The collections are exhibited through permanent and special exhibitions.

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Art, History

House Museum located in (ca. l840-l885) Horace Williams House..

Gibsonville, North Carolina

Culture, History, Historic House, Library, Specialized

The Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum commemorates the work of Dr. Brown and exposes visitors to life in the 1900s. The Museum provides an opportunity to learn about North Carolina's history with an emphasis on the education of African Americans. Visitors explore the benefits and challenges associated with education during the times of segregation. Most importantly, the Museum depicts the evolution of the school Dr. Brown founded, Palmer Memorial Institute, from an agriculturally-based education to one of academic rigor.

Murphy, North Carolina

History

The Cherokee County Historical Museum's collection reflects over 2,000 items collected over a 70-year period. Many of the artifacts were collected in Cherokee County.

Cherryville, North Carolina

Art, Children's, General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library

This building was built in 1911 on to an already standing wall with the Bull Durham add on it. We have uncovered part of the Bull Durham add and hope to do more in the future. In this first room we have the original 1921 LaFrance Fire Truck purchased by the City of Cherryville. On the wall behind the truck you see a 9 x 10 foot wall hanging of this building with the fire truck and the firemen at that time.