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Field trip opportunities in Montgomery County

Town Creek Indian Mound (NC Historic Site)
This site provided by the North Carolina Division of Archives and History contains information about visiting Town Creek, a section on Montgomery County and the vicinity, a Native American Cultural Synopsis, and a section on the Pee Dee Culture.
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Archaeological sites open to the public
A listing of field trip opportunities focusing on Native Americans as well as colonial times in North Carolina. Organized by county.
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Arrowheads from the Town Creek Indian Mound
Arrowheads from the Town Creek Indian Mound
These are arrowheads from the Town Creek Indian Mound near Mount Gilead, North Carolina.
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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.
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Low Water Bridge in Montgomery County, NC
Low Water Bridge in Montgomery County, NC
This is Low Water Bridge in Ophir Township, Montgomery County, North Carolina. The bridge crosses the Uwharrie River. The land around the wooden bridge has been recently purchased by a land trust organization, which means that future generations will be able...
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A mushroom in the Uwharrie Mountains
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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The village farmers
In Intrigue of the Past, page 3.5
North Carolina sat on a crossroads by AD 1000. Cultural ideas from other places breezed through it and around it: how to decorate pottery, how to orient political and social life, how to honor the dead, how to structure towns.
War Memorial in Troy, NC
War Memorial in Troy, NC
This is the War Memorial in Troy, North Carolina, in Montgomery County. The base of the statue explains that the statue honors "Montgomery County Sons who served in the World War," "Montgomery County Sons who served in the Spanish American War," "Montgomery...
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Yellow columbine in front of Montgomery Community College
Yellow columbine in front of Montgomery Community College
These are yellow columbines in front of Montgomery County Community College.
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