Sampson County
Field trip opportunities in Sampson County
- Coharie Indian Tribe Cultural Powwow
- Celebrate Coharie Indian culture at the annual powwow held in September near Clinton, NC.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Old Mill Stream Nursery Nature Adventures
- This 70 acre nursery and preserve provides nature adventure field trips for students in grades K through 5. Each adventure program correlates with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
Learn more about Sampson County
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- Antebellum North Carolina
- Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the antebellum period (1830–1860). Topics include slavery, daily life, agriculture, industry, technology, and the arts, as well as the events leading to secession and civil war.
- Format: book (multiple pages)
- Diary of a farm wife
- In Antebellum North Carolina, page 2.4
- In North Carolina History: A Sampler, page 3.3
- April 1854 Page from Penelope Alderman diary. Mond. 3. Wove some. Mr. A. ploughing and...
- Format: diary/primary source
- Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.
- The Great Depression and World War II
- Primary sources and readings explore the history of North Carolina and the United States during the Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945).
- Format: book (multiple pages)
- A house south of Clinton, NC
- This is a house south of Clinton, North Carolina. This area, like much of the rest of Sampson County, is mostly rural farmland.
- Format: image/photograph
- A mural in Salemburg, NC
- This is a mural in Salemburg, North Carolina, advertising the area as "the Scenic Route!" The area is also home to the North Carolina Justice Academy.
- Format: image/photograph
- North Carolina History: A Sampler
- A sample of the more than 800 pages of our digital textbook for North Carolina history, including background readings, various kinds of primary sources, and multimedia. Also includes an overview of the textbook and how to use it.
- Format: (multiple pages)
- Postcard of Clinton High School in Clinton, NC
- This is an old postcard of Clinton High School in Clinton, North Carolina.
- Format: image/photograph
- A restaurant in Spivey's Corner,
- A sign in Spivey's Corner advertises the Green Top Restaurant and touts the area as the "Hollerin' Capital of the World." The National Hollerin' Contest, held in Spivey's Corner since the 1960's, celebrates the art of hollering, a style of yelling used practically...
- Format: image/photograph
- A Sampson County farm family
- In The Great Depression and World War II, page 3.6
- WPA life history interview with a couple in Sampson County, North Carolina, about their experiences during the Great Depression. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: interview/primary source
- Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.
- Sign in Spivey's Corner, NC
- This is a sign in Spivey’s Corner advertising the area as the “Hollerin’ Capital of the Universe.” The National Hollerin’ Contest, held in Spivey’s Corner since the 1960’s, celebrates the art of hollering, a style of yelling used practically...
- Format: image/photograph
- Teaching about North Carolina American Indians
- This web edition is drawn from a teachers institute curriculum enrichment project on North Carolina American Indian Studies conducted by the North Carolina Humanities Council. Resources include best practices for teaching about American Indians, suggestions for curriculum integration, webliographies, and lesson plans about North Carolina American Indians.
- Format: book (multiple pages)
