Malcolm Blue Farm and Museum

"More fun than a schoolhouse", students will feel like they are traveling back in time when they experience the past at this 1820's farmstead.

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• First-Person Narratives of the American South, 1860-1920 Includes hundreds of diaries, autobiographies, travel accounts, and memoirs dealing with life in the southern states before, during, and after the Civil War.
• Lesson plan: Civil War Journals Integrates creative writing with social studies and enhances knowledge of the effects of the Civil War on people.
• Historical Highlights of North Carolina A brief history of the state beginning with the early history and a description of many of the native tribes of North Carolina including the Cherokee, Catawba, and the Coastal Algonquian. Find information about the Colonial Period, the Halifax Resolves, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and significant events in the twentieth century.

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• The McLendon Cabin and the James Bryant House Historic Site: Located at Harris Crossroads in upper Moore County, both of these restored structures are available for students to tour.
• Chatham County Historical Museum: Students will find many historic artifacts at this museum located in the center of Pittsboro in the old Chatham County Courthouse.
• North Carolina Museum of History: Get a sneak preview of the Museum before you visit! You can search for artifacts, preview the exhibitions, and read about important events in North Carolina history. The Museum offers teachers a variety of resources--many are online! Find lesson plans, information on history in a box kits, professional development workshops, and more!

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• Learn more about Civil War, Moore County, North Carolina, North Carolina history, heritage, historic house museums, history, and sand hills.

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Located in Aberdeen, the Malcolm Blue Farmhouse is over 170 years old and is one of the remaining examples of 19th Century Scottish Homes in the Sandhills. Malcolm Blue was a wealthy landowner who was very successful in the Naval Store industry. His son, Malcolm James, built a railroad and became the first postmaster of Blue’s Crossing. He also built the first house in what is now downtown Aberdeen.

During the Civil War, a wing of General Sherman’s army commanded by General Judson Kilpatrick camped at the Blue House. One of the last Cavalry engagements of the war was fought on Malcolm Blue’s brother’s farm land. The Union General Jordan commandeered the Blue Farm and Bethesda Church for officer’s use.

The museum is open Wednesday through Saturday from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm. To schedule a visit, call the Malcolm Blue Farm at 910-944-7558.

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