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Field trip opportunities in Stanly County

Freeman-Marks House and Isaiah W. Snuggs House
Both listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the I.W. Snuggs House and the Freeman-Marks House are important reminders of the heritage and culture of Stanly County.
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Morrow Mountain State Park
Students will learn about the geological processes which formed the Uwharrie Mountains when they visit Morrow Mountain State Park.
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Stanly County Historic Preservation Commission Museum
Stanly County created this museum to preserve the heritage resources of the area for generations to come. The exhibits cover the history of Stanly County from ancient times to the present.
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Learn more about Stanly County

4-H Club meeting
4-H Club meeting
This black and white photograph shows 4-H club members attending a club meeting in Millingport, Stanly County, North Carolina. The girls and boys are sitting in rows of wooden chairs on a playground next to a brick school building. A make-shift basketball...
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4-H club members participating in family recreation on the Stanly County Farm and Home Tour
4-H club members participating in family recreation on the Stanly County Farm and Home Tour
In this black and white photograph, two children are crouching in the dirt, playing. The little girl in a gingham dress is shooting marbles into a circle that's been drawn out. The boy, who is wearing overalls is leaning back against a tree looking at something...
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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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Cotton clouds
Cotton clouds
A cotton field in Stanly County, North Carolina.
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E. Whitley feeding pigs
E. Whitley feeding pigs
E. Whitley, a farmer of Stanly County, North Carolina is seen in this Depression era black and white photograph feeding his pigs. He is standing in his farmyard next to a trough from which his sow and her 11 piglets are eating. Wearing a long sleeved shirt...
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Farm and haybales in Stanly County, NC
Farm and haybales in Stanly County, NC
This is a field full of hay bales in a farm in Stanly County, North Carolina. Most of Stanly County is rural countryside.
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Fog at sunset on a pond in Stanly County, NC
Fog at sunset on a pond in Stanly County, NC
This is fog rising off a pond at sunset in Stanly County, North Carolina.
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Great White Egret in Stanly County, NC
Great White Egret in Stanly County, NC
This is a Great White Egret in Stanly County, North Carolina. This water bird is also known as a Great Egret, a White Heron, or simply a Common Egret.
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Lake Tillery in Stanly County, NC
Lake Tillery in Stanly County, NC
This is Lake Tillery in Stanly County, North Carolina.
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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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View from Morrow Mountain in Stanly County, NC
View from Morrow Mountain in Stanly County, NC
This is the view from Morrow Mountain in Stanly County, North Carolina. Though Morrow Mountain stands at only 936 feet, it towers above its surroundings and offers spectacular panoramas of the surrounding area.
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