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Field trip opportunities in Cumberland County
- 82nd Airborne Division Museum
- A visit to this museum will tell students the story of the 82nd Airborne Division from World War I to present.
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- Airborne and Special Operations Museum
- Relive military history from World War II to the present through exhibits at the Airborne and Special Operations Museum.
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- Cape Fear Botanical Garden
- The garden provides an enriching educational experience in the areas of horticulture, conservation, and environmental stewardship.
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- Clark Park Nature Center
- A natural habitat for deer, turkey and other wildlife, the Clark Park Nature Center provides an environmental educational experience for students.
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- Fascinate-U Children's Museum
- Through touch and play young students learn about health and science topics at this children's museum.
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- Fayetteville Museum of Art
- Students will enjoy the special exhibits and museum tours at the Fayetteville Museum of Art.
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- Heritage Square
- Located in Fayetteville, Heritage Square has some of the most beautiful homes of the early 19th century. Guided tours are available on request.
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- Museum of the Cape Fear
- This museum interprets the history and culture of southern North Carolina from prehistory to the present.
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- Public Works Commission Watershed Education Center
- Students will learn how to be stewards to their local watershed when they take a tour at the Watershed Education Center in Fayetteville.
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Learn more about Cumberland County
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- The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge
- In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 3.7
- In February 1776, Patriot militia companies fought an army of Loyalists, mainly Scottish Highlanders, at Moore's Creek Bridge near Wilmington, North Carolina. The Patriot victory convinced colonial leaders to push for independence.
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- A covered bridge at the Clark Park Nature Center in Fayetteville, NC

- This is a covered bridge at the Clark Park Nature Center in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
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- Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Gas mask drill, Company J, 41st Engineers

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- Giant Ground Sloth skeleton at Cape Fear Museum of History and Science

- At Cape Fear Museum of History and Science in Wilmington, North Carolina, the skeleton of a Giant Ground Sloth towers menacingly. The Giant Ground Sloth was a mammal that lived in North America during the Pleistocene Epoch.
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- A plane at the 82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum at Fort Bragg

- This is one of many antique planes and helicopters at the 82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum at Fort Bragg in Cumberland County, North Carolina.
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- "A poor, ignorant, squalid population"
- In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 4.5
- Letter from Archibald Murphey to Thomas Ruffin, 1819, in which Murphey bemoans the character of the people around Fayetteville and blames the lack of trade, transportation, and economic opportunity. Includes historical commentary.
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- Postcard from Fort Bragg, North Carolina

- Postcard titled "Outdoor Theater, Field Artillery Replacement Training Center, Fort Bragg, N.C." On the back, caption reads, "Five thousand soldiers watch Roxyette Review in the Field Artillery Replacement Training Center Outdoor Theater at Fort Bragg, N.C....
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- Sergeant Franklin Williams receiving lessons in marksmanship

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- Soldiers returning from Iraq at Fort Bragg, NC

- Soldiers return to Fort Bragg in Cumberland County, North Carolina, after a fifteen-month deployment in Iraq.
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- Unidentified men examining peanuts

- Two unidentified men are examining peanuts as a part of a 4-H club peanut project in Cumberland County, North Carolina. The black and white photograph was taken outside, next to a wooden building. The young man on the right has his shirt sleeves rolled up...
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- Wax figures at the Airborne and Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville, NC

- These are wax figures at the Airborne and Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville, NC. The museum covers military history from World War II until today with exhibits, artifacts, and more.
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