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Polk County Historical Association Museum

The artifacts found at the Polk County Historical Museum include pioneer tools and clothing, railroad memorabilia, military artifacts, a newspaper editor's office, and much more.

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  • A Biography of America Uses interactive features, videos, maps, and transcripts of the companion television program to provide information about 26 eras in American history.
  • Lesson plan: What Can We Learn From Artifacts? In this lesson on archaeology, students will learn about artifacts – what they are, how they are initially buried, and then excavated.
  • Lesson plan: Why is the past important? As an introduction to the study of North Carolina's archaeological heritage, students will use personally owned object to share the importance of their past and connect this importance with reasons why the human past is important.
  • Lesson plan: Learn about your county This activity will allow fourth grade students in North Carolina to learn more about the counties that surround their home county. Using online images, students will create a multimedia presentation to share with others.

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  • Catawba County Museum of History: Visit the museum and see exhibits ranging from colonial times and the Revolutionary War to religion and education.
  • The Charlotte Museum of History: Permanent exhibits in the Charlotte Museum of History include Native American artifacts, representations of the colonial settlers, interactive dioramas of how the town of Charlotte looked in 1775, gold mining, the Civil War, and 2oth century topics. There are also temporary exhibits.
  • Alamance County Historical Museum: Learn about the history of Alamance County on a field trip to this museum.

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This museum was started in 1980 in the baggage room of the 1905 Tryon Railroad Station after a concerted community effort to save the old depot. The Museum has over 500 artifacts now covering a great expanse of Tryon, Polk County, and American history. The Museum’s treasures include artifacts from the Cherokee Indians, early settlers, the Revolutionary War, Civil War, and both World Wars.

The museum is located at 22 Depot Street in Tryon. Call (828) 859-2287 for more information.

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