Discover NC! Clay County

Clay County

Clay County Landscape

Beautiful Clay County, Photograph from the Clay County Chamber of Commerce.

Field trip opportunities

Clay County Historical and Arts Museum (Hayesville)
Visit the red brick jailhouse, circa 1912, which has been turned into a museum and exhibit space by the Clay County Historical and Arts Council.
John C. Campbell Folk School (Brasstown)
The Folk School offers visitors a chance to experience a special blend of history, art and natural beauty in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

Learn more about Clay County

Intrigue of the Past
Lesson plans and essays for teachers and students explore North Carolina's past before European contact. Designed for grades four through eight, the web edition of this book covers fundamental concepts, processes, and issues of archaeology, and describes the peoples and cultures of the Paleoindian, Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian periods.
From the UNC Research Laboratories of Archaeology
Clay County Historical and Arts Museum
This museum is housed in the Old County Jail which was constructed in 1912 and used as a jail until 1972. The Museum displays items pertinent to the history of the area through changing exhibits. Visitors...
John C. Campbell Folk School
Nestled on 380 acres in a rolling valley, the John C. Campbell Folk School offers visitors a chance to experience a special blend of history, art and natural beauty. Journey through time in our History...
Intrigue of the Past
Republished with permission from the Research Laboratories of Archaeology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Intrigue of the Past: North Carolina's First Peoples results from a marriage...

Multimedia

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Pottery at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC

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Lake Chatuge in Clay County, NC

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Pink Lady's Slippers in Clay County, North Carolina

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Old Clay County Courthouse in Hayesville, North Carolina
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Fog on Lake Chatuge in Clay County, NC