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Field trip opportunities in Wilson County

Imagination Station
Slither and slide, hop and bop, run and jump, explore and discover Imagination Station where Science rocks and kids rule!
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Tobacco Farm Life Museum
This history museum provides "an informative insight into early 20th century farm family life."
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Learn more about Wilson County

A church in the Old Wilson Historic District of Wilson, NC
A church in the Old Wilson Historic District of Wilson, NC
This is a church in the Old Wilson Historic District of Wilson, North Carolina. Wilson is host to a variety of interesting historic architecture.
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A flower shop on a street corner in Wilson, NC
A flower shop on a street corner in Wilson, NC
This is a flower shop on a street corner in Wilson, North Carolina. It is part of the Old Wilson Historic District. Wilson is host to a great deal of historic architecture.
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A house in the Old Wilson Historic District in Wilson, NC
A house in the Old Wilson Historic District in Wilson, NC
This is a house in the Old Wilson Historic District in Wilson, North Carolina.
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Whirligigs at Windmill Farm in Lucama, NC
Whirligigs at Windmill Farm in Lucama, NC
These are huge whirligigs at Windmill Farm in Lucama, North Carolina. The whirligigs are made by artist Vollis Simpson and incorporate complex movement and sound as a integral part of the sculptures.
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Whirligigs at Windmill Farm in Lucama, NC
Whirligigs at Windmill Farm in Lucama, NC
A band practices in front of huge whirligigs at Windmill Farm in Lucama, North Carolina. The whirligigs are made by artist Vollis Simpson and incorporate complex movement and sound as a integral part of the sculptures.
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Wilson county 4-H Scholarship winner with an acre of corn
Wilson county 4-H Scholarship winner with an acre of corn
In July of 1940, Levi Simmons, an African American student of the Menchew 4-H Club of Wilson County, was awarded the 4-H Club scholarship to A and T College. He is shown in this black and white photograph standing in front of an acre of ripe corn which was...
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Wilson County winners feeding pigs
Wilson County winners feeding pigs
On July 30, 1940, Levi Simmons, Minshew Club member in Wilson County was granted a second A and T College Club Scholarship for achievement in club work. His second project was raising 2 pigs. This black and white photograph shows Levi Simmons feeding his pigs...
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Young people working in garden
Young people working in garden
This black and white image, taken in 1941, shows 9 boys and girls working in garden in Wilson County, North Carolina. The children, who are tending vegetables, range in age from youngsters to teenagers. The older children are wearing wide brimmed hats are...
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