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The Alston House. Photograph from the House in the Horseshoe website of the North Carolina Office of Archives and History.
Field trip opportunities
- House in the Horseshoe (Sanford)
- Learn a bit of the history of this "architectural gem" during the Revolutionary War and read biographies of Whig colonel and loyalist to England, Philip Alston as well as Governor Benjamin Williams, both who owned the house at one time. Also find the surrender terms of Philip Alston when he became a prisoner of war.
- Malcolm Blue Farm and Museum (Aberdeen)
- "More fun than a schoolhouse", students will feel like they are traveling back in time when they experience the past at this 1820's farmstead.
- The Historic Shaw Properties Site Museum (Southern Pines)
- These restored homes, tool shed, and tobacco barn from the late 1700s and early 1800s can be toured at this historic site in Southern Pines.
- The McLendon Cabin and the James Bryant House Historic Site (Southern Pines)
- Located at Harris Crossroads in upper Moore County, both of these restored structures are available for students to tour.
- The North Carolina Writers' Network: Literary Hall of Fame (Southern Pines)
- Find biographical information about North Carolina writers who have been inducted into the Literary Hall of Fame. Periodically, this organization holds teacher workshops, check back often to learn more.
- Union Station Railroad Museum (Aberdeen)
- The heritage of Moore County and the town of Aberdeen can be seen at this museum through its exhibits of memorabilia and artifacts.
- Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve (Southern Pines)
- Called the "pine barrens" by the settlers to the Sandhills, the Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve protects a remnant of the plant and animal communities of long ago.