Davidson County
Field trip opportunities in Davidson County
- Davidson County Historical Museum
- Located in the Old Davidson County Courthouse (ca. 1858), the Museum is the centerpiece of Uptown Lexington's National Register Historic District. Visit the Museum to learn more about local and regional history while exploring the grandest of North Carolina's antebellum courthouses.
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- Denton Farmpark
- Only open to the public three times a year, the Denton Farmpark takes students back to yesteryear with exhibits showing farming tools and techniques of the past.
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- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park
- A memorial honoring North Carolinians who were killed in the Vietnam War. Each name is engraved in a free-standing monolith in a 230-foot wide basin scooped out of the earth.
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- The Big Chair in Thomasville, North Carolina
- This is the Big Chair in Thomasville, North Carolina. The over-sized seat is a symbol of the county's famous furniture industry.
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- Boy working during harvest time
- In this 1932 black and white photograph, a boy is working in a field in Davidson County during harvest time. Dressed in overalls, he can be seen standing between two haystacks. In his hands, he holds a bundle of stalks of grain.
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- A mushroom in the Uwharrie Mountains
- This is a mushroom in the Uwharrie Mountains in Montgomery County, North Carolina. The Uwharries cut through Randolph, Montgomery, Stanly, and Davidson Counties, and their foothills lie in Cabarrus, Anson, and Union Counties. They are now protected as a National...
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- North Carolina Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- This is the North Carolina Vietnam Veterans Memorial. It is located between Lexington and Thomasville, North Carolina. It honors the North Carolinians who served and gave their lives in the Vietnam War.
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- People enjoying a concert at the Lexington Barbecue Festival
- These are people enjoying a concert at the Lexington Barbecue Festival. In the background is the Davidson County Courthouse. Lexington is renowned for its barbecue and holds the festival yearly.
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- A plate of juicy Lexington barbecue
- This is a plate of juicy Lexington barbecue. Lexington, North Carolina, is famous for its barbecue and holds a yearly Barbecue Festival.
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- Southeastern Old Threshers Reunion in Denton Farmpark
- This is the Southeastern Old Threshers Reunion in Denton Farmpark in Denton, North Carolina. The reunion showcases tractors and other farm equipment as well as the occasional antique car.
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