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Guilford County
Field trip opportunities in Guilford County
- Blandwood Mansion
- Built in 1846, Blandwood gives visitors a look into the past and is a wonderful example of the Tuscan architecture which was so popular in the mid nineteenth century.
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- The Center for Education, Imagination and the Natural World at Timberlake Farm
- Connect with the natural world through the programs offered at this Center situated on 165 acres of beautiful woodlands and meadows.
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- Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum
- Contains a wide variety of biographical materials about Dr. Brown and her work in black education. The historic site includes a visitor's center, Dr. Brown's home, three dormitories, cottages, the bell tower, and the dining hall.
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- Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art
- This art center presents exhibits and educational programs focusing on North Carolina artists and their art.
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- Greensboro Children's Museum
- Students will enjoy the hands-on learning activities that will teach them about their community, transportation, money, and more at the Greensboro Children's Museum.
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- Greensboro Historical Museum
- Discover the rich history of Greensboro and the North Carolina Piedmont at the Greensboro Historical Museum.
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- Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
- Describes the history of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, which marked the beginning of the end of the Revolutionary struggle. This unillustrated text covers topics including the Southern campaign, the Siege of Charleston, the Battles of Camden, Kings Mountain, and Cowpens. Students will learn about the pivotal battle in the Revolutionary War at the Guilford Courthouse when they visit the Military Park.
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- Guilford Native American Art Gallery
- This art gallery focuses "sensitive critical attention on contemporary and traditional Indian art and culture." Visitors to the gallery will see the best in traditional and contemporary Native American art.
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- Haw River Festival Learning Celebration
- Don't miss this fun and informative festival celebrating the Haw River, its history, and the creatures that live there.
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- High Point Museum
- This museum highlights the history of High Point, area Native Americans, the Quaker settlers, the workers and factories of the furniture business, and much more.
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- Lake Higgins Environmental Education Center
- See a fish hatchery, take a guided nature walk, and see models of fish and animals found in the area, all at Lake Higgins and the Lake Higgins Environmental Education Center.
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- Maize Adventure
- Activities abound at Maize Adventure! A corn maze, gem dig, fossil dig, pumpkin patch along with educational programs tailored to grades K-7 will make for a fun-filled, learning experience.
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- McCulloch Gold Mill
- Take a trip to the McCulloch Gold Mill and learn the history and geology of the Triad area. Students will love panning for gold and gemstones!
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- Mendenhall Plantation
- A visit to the Mendenhall Plantation shows students that there were dissenters to slavery in antebellum North Carolina. Buildings on the property include the main house, an old school house, the Madison Lindsay House and Medical School, a spring house, and a barn. There is also a restored wagon that may have been used to help runaway slaves.
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- Millis Regional Health Education Center
- Visitors are sure to have fun while they learn about the human body and how to stay healthy at this health education facility.
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- Natural Science Center of Greensboro
- Features hands-on exhibits, a zoo, and a planetarium as well as a dinosaur exhibit and a Gem and Mineral Gallery.
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- North Carolina A&T University Farm
- Discover Agriculture provides an interactive experience for students to learn about agricultural science including farming with the environment in mind.
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- Piedmont Environmental Center
- The Center provides programs and a place for people to learn, conserve, and enjoy the natural world through hands-on experiences.
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- Tannenbaum Historic Park
- Students can explore the past through the historic buildings and artifacts found at Greensboro's Historic Tannenbaum Park.
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- Weatherspoon Art Museum
- Education programs at the museum allow students to explore the modern and contemporary paintings, sculpture, photographs and other works of art housed there.
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Learn more about Guilford County
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- Retreat
- At a reenactment of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, the last line of Continental soldiers retreats from the field.
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- A room at the Mendenhall Plantation in Jamestown, NC
- This is a room filled with historical artifacts at the Mendenhall Plantation in Jamestown, North Carolina. During the Civil War, the home was occupied by Quakers who were dissenters. They supported and helped escaping slaves.
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- The Royal Coat of Arms
- A tent at a reenactment of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse displays the royal coat of arms, including the royal motto, Dieu et mon droit, God and my right.
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- Running for cover
- Continental soldiers watch as American militia retreat for cover in the woods in a reenactment of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse.
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- Smoke obscures the battlefield
- At a reenactment of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, smoke from repeated volleys of muskets and cannon begins to obscure soldiers' view of the battlefield.
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- Statue of Kerenhappuch Norman Turner
- Kerenhappuch Norman Turner was born in central Virginia about 1733. She was married to James Turner and moved to Maryland sometime before 1775. She is said to have had a son badly wounded at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. Somehow, Mrs. Turner received...
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- Statue of Nathaniel Greene
- A statue of Nathaniel Greene at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park. Greene's army of Continental soldiers and militia lost the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, but did such damage to the British army that British General Lord Cornwallis was forced to...
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- Student life at the Normal and Industrial School
- In North Carolina in the New South, page 4.4
- Excerpt from the student handbook of the North Carolina State Normal and Industrial School, 1901. Includes historical commentary.
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- Taking aim
- Having forced the militia to retreat, British soliders ("Redcoats") take aim at the first line of Continental troops in a reenactment of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse.
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- A women's college
- In North Carolina in the New South, page 4.3
- The State Normal and Industrial School, founded in 1891, was the first public institution of higher education in North Carolina to admit women. It was established primarily to train teachers for the state's public schools. Today it is the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
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- World's largest chest of drawers in High Point, NC
- This is the original world's largest chest of drawers in High Point, North Carolina. The socks dangling out of the front of the drawer symbolize the area's hosiery industry, while the dresser itself represents the area's strong furniture industry. The building...
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