Discover NC: Surry County

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Field trip opportunities in Surry County

The Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: This regional museum strives to collect, preserve, and interpret the natural, historic and artistic heritage of this "back country region at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains."; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail: This historic trail, part of the National Trails System, tracks the route of Patriot militia men to the Battle of Kings Mountain.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Pilot Mountain State Park: Pilot Mountain was dedicated as a National Natural Landmark in 1976 and is the centerpiece of Pilot Mountain State Park. Ranger lead programs which teach students about the geologic processes that created this quartzite monadnock.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

William Alfred Moore House: Built in 1860, the William Moore House is the oldest house in Mount Airy and is available to tour by appointment only.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Learn more about Surry County

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The influence of radio: In Postwar North Carolina, page 2.6; This article from Carolina Music Ways discusses the rise of three radio stations in the North Carolina Piedmont between 1930 and 1960.; Format: article

Lonely mountains: The monadnocks of the inner Piedmont: This Carolina Environmental Diversity Explorations “virtual field trip” explores the geology of North Carolina's monadnocks, mountains that rise individually above the surrounding topogaphy.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Panorama of the Sauratown Mountains: This is a panorama of the Sauratown, or Saura, Mountains in Stokes and Surry Counties. Though the overall elevation of both counties is fairly low, the Sauratown Mountains cut through both counties and dominate the landscape, rising up to 1,700 feet above...; Format: image/photograph

Panoramic view of Pilot Mountain in Surry County, NC: This is a panoramic view of Pilot Mountain in Surry County, North Carolina. Pilot Mountain is about 2,400 feet tall. In comparison to the Blue Ridge Mountains west of it, this is not very high, but in the context of its surroundings, the rolling hills of the...; Format: image/photograph

Pilot Mountain from the Blue Ridge Parkway: In this view from the Blue Ridge Parkway, Pilot Mountain can be seen as the distant knob peeking from behind a nearer mountain. Pilot Mountain is not as tall as the mountains of the Blue Ridge, but standing alone in North Carolina's western Piedmont it is...; Format: image/photograph

Pilot Mountain in Surry County, NC: This is a panoramic view of Pilot Mountain in Surry County, North Carolina. Pilot Mountain is about 2,400 feet tall. In comparison to the Blue Ridge Mountains west of it, this is not very high, but in the context of its surroundings, the rolling hills of the...; Format: image/photograph

Postwar North Carolina: Primary sources and readings explore the history of North Carolina and the United States during the postwar era (1945–1975).; Format: book (multiple pages)

A replica of Floyd's Barber Shop in Mt. Airy, NC: This is a replica of Floyd's Barber Shop in Mt. Airy, North Carolina, the business of the bumbling barber from the Andy Griffith Show. The actor Andy Griffith grew up in Mt. Airy, and for this reason, the town is nicknamed "Mayberry" after the town in the...; Format: image/photograph

Replica of the cruiser from the Andy Griffith Show: This is a replica in Mt. Airy of the Ford police cruiser from the Andy Griffith Show. Andy Griffith played the sheriff of the tiny North Carolina town Mayberry, while Don Knotts played Barney, his bumbling deputy. The actor Andy Griffith grew up in Mt. Airy,...; Format: image/photograph

Residents of the backcountry proclaim their loyalty: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 2.10; Petition from residents of Rowan and Surry counties, North Carolina, to Governor Josiah Martin, 1775, proclaiming their opposition to Revolutionary activity and their loyalty to the king. Includes historical commentary.; Format: letter/primary source

Revolutionary North Carolina: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the era of the American Revolution. Topics include the Regulators, the resistance to Great Britain, the War for Indpendence, and the creation of new governments.; Format: book (multiple pages)

Sauratown Mountains: In Lonely mountains: The monadnocks of the inner Piedmont, page 4; One of the best places to see real monadnocks in North Carolina's Piedmont is in the Sauratown Mountains north of Winston-Salem in Stokes and Surrey counties. Here are pinnacles and two high ridges that stretch west southwest from Hanging Rock and include...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Snappy Lunch in Mount Airy, North Carolina: This is Snappy Lunch in Mt. Airy, North Carolina. It is a popular dining destination for those living in Surry County and even some who are not.; Format: image/photograph

The view from Pilot Mountain in Surry County: This is the view from Pilot Mountain in Surry County, North Carolina. Pilot Mountain is about 2,400 feet tall. In comparison to the Blue Ridge Mountains west of it, this is not very high, but in the context of its surroundings, the rolling hills of the Piedmont,...; Format: image/photograph

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