Clay County Historical and Arts Museum

Visit the red brick jailhouse that has been turned into a museum and exhibit space by the Clay County Historical and Arts Council.

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• 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.

Related pages

• Museum of the Cherokee Indian: Official site of the museum of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina.
• Caldwell Heritage Museum: Visit the Caldwell Heritage Museum and learn about the chronological history of Caldwell County from pre-colonial days until the present.
• Waynesborough Historic Village: Visitors to this recreated village will feel as if the have stepped back in time. "Waynesborough's focus begins in 1701 with the first Tuscarora visit and ends in 1900 with a complete economic and social shift to Goldsboro."

Related topics

• Learn more about American Indians, Clay County, North Carolina, art, historic sites, history museums, and local history.

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This museum is housed in the Old County Jail circa 1912. The museum displays items pertinent to the history of the area through changing exhibits. Visitors will enjoy the many pictures of life portrayed as it was in the old days via school house artifacts, a collection of farm equipment, and Indian artifacts from a local excavation.

Located at 21 Davis Loop in Hayesville, the museum is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday during the summer, but private tours can be arranged at almost any time by contacting the Arts Council at (828)389-6814

Also see the History of Clay County from the Clay County Chamber of Commerce.

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