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The Mill Prong House

This historic home was restored in 1993 and was built by John Gilchrist, an important political and social leader in this area in 1802.

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  • Documenting the American South Ten thematic collections of books, diaries, posters, artifacts, letters, oral history interviews, and songs for the study of Southern history, literature, and culture.
  • 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: 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.
  • Lesson plan: Interpreting Diaries of the American South Students will read diaries of individuals who lived in the American South from 1865-1917. After reading these diaries the students will use a visual means of displaying their interpretation. Visual presentations will be one of the following: shadow box, poster, PowerPoint using drawings done by the student, brochure, or presenting an item that would have been used during the time that their diary was written.

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  • Fort Defiance: Visitors to this historic home will see one of the most unique restorations in the county. The home contains over 300 pieces of original furnishings and artifacts from the Revolutionary War period and later.
  • Freeman-Marks House and Isaiah W. Snuggs House: Both listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the I.W. Snuggs House and the Freeman-Marks House are important reminders of the heritage and culture of Stanly County.
  • Harmony Hall Plantation: This historic home in Bladen County sits on a property with other old buildings including a schoolhouse, a chapel, a corn crib, a log home, a store, a kitchen and other preserved buildings to show what the area may have looked like in the 1800s.

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This historic home’s architecture along with its cemetery shows the “important historical associations which ally it with the most prominent Highland Scots families in the upper Cape Fear region.” Built in the late 18th century by John Gilchrist (1740 - 1802), it is one of the few remaining houses known to have been built by an immigrant Highland Scot.

The Mill Prong House is located on Edinborough Road, off Hwy 401, approximately five miles northeast of Wagram, NC in Raeford, NC. Guided tours of the home are provided several times a year and appointments are available. Contact Blake Tyner at bbtyner@carolina.net for more information.