Wilkes County
Field trip opportunities in Wilkes County
- Ecology Center at Herring Ridge
- This new environmental education center for 4th- 12th grade students has hands-on programs which promote a life-long interest in science and stewardship to the Earth.
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- Old Wilkes Walking Tour
- Touring Old Wilkesboro gives students insight into the town's past. Historic refurbished buildings with authentic artifacts show what life in Wilkesboro was like from the 1700s to the present.
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- 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.
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- Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest
- North Carolina's system of Educational State Forests has been developed to "teach children and adults about the complex, interdependent ecosystems which make up a forest and which can be managed for a multitude of uses."
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- Stone Mountain State Park
- This park not only allows enjoying the beauty of the area but also provides instruction in basic geologic concepts.
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- W. Kerr Scott Dam & Reservoir
- The W. Kerr Scott Reservoir is in the beautiful Yadkin River Valley and it provides flood control, water supply, recreation, and fish and wildlife management. Outreach programs teach students about nature and the importance of stewardship to the environment.
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- Whippoorwill Academy and Village
- Tours and educational programs at Whippoorwill Academy and Village focus on the history of Wilkes County, early rural education, and the stories of Tom Dula and Daniel Boone.
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- Wilkes County Heritage Museum
- The Old Wilkes County Courthouse is now a museum which showcases the rich history of this county.
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- Doc Watson at MerleFest in Wilkesboro, NC
- At the right is the guitarist Doc Watson, a legendary flat picker despite his blindness. MerleFest is named in honor of his son, Merle, who died in a tractor accident. Merle was also a legendary guitarist. MerleFest features some of the world's best bluegrass,...
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- Hikers on Stone Mountain in North Carolina
- These are hikers as viewed from the summit of Stone Mountain in North Carolina. Stone Mountain is just that: a towering dome of pale granite. Its bald top is visible for miles before reaching Stone Mountain State Park. The park is a popular spot for rock-climbing;...
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- Jamming musicians at MerleFest in Wilkesboro, North Carolina
- These are musicians jamming by firelight at MerleFest in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. After seeing a bevy of incredible bands play in the daytime, musicians who have camped out for the night have the chance to play with one another. MerleFest is named in honor...
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- 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.
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- Mrs. Alice Johnson, Wilkes County, N.C.
- Mrs. Alice Johnson is pictured sitting on a trunk in the interior of her home stringing tobacco bags. Two children are shown in the photograph.
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- Mrs. B. F. Stayley
- In Tobacco bag stringing: Life and labor in the Depression, page 2.5
- STAYLEY, MRS. B.F., married and has 14 children but all of them are away from home. Her age is 65; her husband's age is 69. Reside at Reddis [sic] River, N.C. INCOME: Husband makes all his money by farming and by lending money. They have one son who is a school...
- Mrs. B.F. Stayley, Reddies River, N.C.
- Mrs. B.F. Stayley is pictured in the interior of her home, sitting next to an ornate wooden dresser. Part of Mrs. Stayley's kitchen is visible in the background.
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- Mrs. Barbara Wagoner
- In Tobacco bag stringing: Life and labor in the Depression, page 2.3
- WAGONER, MRS. BARBARA; married; two children; aged 20 years; reside in Wilkes Co., N.C. Children: Jacob, aged one year. Buck, aged 9 — child by husband's first wife. INCOME: About $20.00 per month. Husband is laborer on government park project in this...
- Mrs. Barbara Wagoner, Wilkes County, N.C.
- Mrs. Barbara Wagoner is pictured sitting in a chair outside of her house with a baby in her lap. Several piles of tobacco bags are next to her on the ground.
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- Mrs. Daisy Stamper
- In Tobacco bag stringing: Life and labor in the Depression, page 2.1
- STAMPER, MRS. DAISY; aged 40; married; eight children; resides in Wilkes County, N.C. Children: Anna, aged 21. Ruby, aged 20. Edward, aged 18. Georgie, aged 13. Bob, aged 11. G.D., aged 7. Pauline, aged 4. Virginia, aged 1. INCOME: Husband works on Government...
- Mrs. Daisy Stamper
- A large family, including several children, is pictured in front of a one-room house. A box of tobacco bags is visible in the photograph, as is the family laundry, drying on the line.
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- Mrs. Emma Cleary
- In Tobacco bag stringing: Life and labor in the Depression, page 2.12
- CLEARY, MRS. EMMA, married; two children; aged 30; husband aged 60; resides in Wilkes County, N.C. Children: William, aged 12 in school. Vassie, aged 8 in school. INCOME: None. HOME CONDITIONS: Own two-room log cabin and forty acres of land. Only five acres...
- Mrs. Emma Cleary, Wilkes County, N.C.
- The Cleary family is pictured standing in front of a stone wall. All of the family members hold tobacco bags.
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- Mrs. Ethel Holsbrook
- In Tobacco bag stringing: Life and labor in the Depression, page 2.8
- HOLSBROOK, MRS. ETHEL, aged 33; married, North Wilkesboro, N.C. Children: Mozelle, aged 16. Estelle, aged 15. Effie, aged 10. Adia, aged 5. INCOME: None. HOME CONDITIONS: The husband has been out of work for over a year and being in poor health it is not probable...
- Mrs. Ethel Holsbrook, North Wilkesboro, N.C.
- Mrs. Ethel Holsbrook and four children are pictured sitting on the front steps of their home. Mrs. Holsbrook is holding a bundle of tobacco bags, and there are more visible at her feet.
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- Mrs. Flossie Clary, North Wilkesboro, N.C.
- Mrs. Flossie Clary is pictured standing in front of an empty field.
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- Mrs. Kuhn
- In Tobacco bag stringing: Life and labor in the Depression, page 2.2
- MRS. KUHN, North Wilkesboro, N.C., married and has one child, who is also married. She is 68 years old and her husband is in his sixties; crippled. INCOME: Husband works in furniture factory about six months out of a year at thirty cents an hour. Only other...
- Mrs. L.L. Oakley, Wilkes County, N.C.
- Several people are shown standing in the doorway of a house.
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- Mrs. L.L. Oakley, Wilkes County, N.C.
- Mrs. L.L. Oakley is shown sitting in front of the fireplace with another woman, a child, and a baby.
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- Mrs. Leacey Royal
- In Tobacco bag stringing: Life and labor in the Depression, page 2.4
- MRS. LEACEY ROYAL, aged 27, married and has 4 children. Husband is 29. They reside in Reddies River, N.C. INCOME: Husband works on P.W.A. sixteen days a month and gets $24. They have no other income. EXPENSES: They use everything they make for food. Taxes...
