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Davidson County Historical Museum

Located in the Old Davidson County Courthouse (ca. 1858), the Museum is the centerpiece of Uptown Lexington's National Register Historic District. Visit the Museum to learn more about local and regional history while exploring the grandest of North Carolina's antebellum courthouses.

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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.

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  • 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."
  • Onslow County Museum: Learn about the history of Onlsow County and "retrace the area's progression from 65 million years ago to the present."
  • Northampton County Museum: Exhibits focus on the history of the Northampton County area from the prehistoric to the present.

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This museum offers exhibits, programs and other activities on life in Davidson County from prehistory to the present. Temporary and permanent exhibits feature a growing collection of local artifacts, photographs and archival materials. Items such as Annie Oakley’s saddle, recovered from Swearing Creek in Davidson County after the infamous 1901 Wild West train wreck, and the 1813 fraktur(illuminated German birth certificate) of Davidson County native Levi Easter are used to tell the story of Davidson County. The Museum offers special programs, available year-round, for schools and other groups. To arrange a group tour or to obtain further information, call (336) 242-2035.

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