Border Belt Farmers Museum
Not only will students learn about the history of tobacco farming, they will discover other important industries to this southern North Carolina county.
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- Kids World Provides games, quizzes and information on nutrition, food safety, and more.
- Pitt County Tobacco Digital History Exhibit This exhibit documents the rise of the tobacco industry in Pitt County, North Carolina, around the turn of the twentieth century.
- North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: Ag's Cool! Ever wonder why apples aren't grown near the ocean? Want to know how much tobacco is really grown in North Carolina? Want to know when North Carolina blueberries are in season? Interested in finding out how farming has changed over the years? All these questions and more are answered within AG's COOL with information, games, and teacher tips.
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- Tobacco Farm Life Museum: This history museum provides "an informative insight into early 20th century farm family life."
- Granville County Historical Society Museum: Learn about the rich heritage of Granville County through the exhibits at this museum in Oxford, North Carolina.
- Onslow County Museum: Learn about the history of Onlsow County and "retrace the area's progression from 65 million years ago to the present."
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- Learn more about North Carolina, Robeson County, farming, history museums, local history, railroads, timber, tobacco, and turpentine.
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Find out why tobacco is still king in North Carolina. Early tobacco warehouses and farming equipment are on display in this converted Atlantic Coastline Railway Depot. Learn about the early years of other Lumberton, North Carolina industries such as railway, timber, and turpentine.
The museum, located in back of the post office, is open Monday through Thursday, 1 pm -5 pm and admission is free. Call 910-628-9216 for information and to arrange for a tour.
See: Celebrate Tobacco Barns from the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources Office of Archives and History.
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