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Chatham County Historical Museum
Pittsboro, NC (http://www.chathamhistory.org/museum.html)
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- Appropriate grades: 3–8
- Subjects: arts (architecture), social studies (North Carolina)
- Provider: Chatham County Historical Association
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This historical museum is housed in the Chatham County Courthouse in Pittsboro, NC. Open on Wednesdays from 12:00pm until 3:00pm, visitors will see framed memorabilia hanging in a conference room next to the museum. Among items in the permanent collection are handmade bricks from the former store and post office at St. Lawrence, an iron mortar and pestle used by Dr. Hanner, a letter written by Governor Charles Manly, a set of letters written by members of the Hadley family during the Civil War and another set sent from Indiana in the 1840s, a bowler hat owned by Judge Walter Siler, tapes from concerts given for the Pittsboro Arts Council, bound volumes of several early years of the Chatham Record, and an original copy of the Ramsey 1870 map of Chatham County.
The current exhibit includes artifacts from the now-closed silk mill in Pittsboro, including a sample book of labels from famous manufacturers that were made at Chatham Mills. For information or to plan a visit, contact history@chathamhistory.org