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Fieldcrest Cannon Village and Textile Museum
Go back in time and experience Fieldcrest Cannon's fascinating 4500 square foot textile exhibit located in the heart of historic Cannon Village.
http://cannonvillage.com/cms/index.php?/visitor-s-center.html
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- Like a Family: The Making of a Southern Cotton Mill World Explore Southern textile mills from their beginnings to the 1930s, drawing largely on the perspectives of mill workers themselves.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Related pages
- Crafting North Carolina: A Hands on Exploration of North Carolina's Hand-made Heritage: North Carolina's geography, history, and resources brought to life through the crafts of the state.
- Blue Ridge Parkway Folk Art Center: Students will enjoy visiting the folk art center and learning about the heritage of the southern Appalachian mountain people.
- John C. Campbell Folk School: The Folk School offers visitors a chance to experience a special blend of history, art and natural beauty in the mountains of Western North Carolina.
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- Learn more about Cabarrus County, North Carolina, arts, crafts, industries, textiles, and weaving.
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The mill village surrounding Cannon village provides the perfect setting for Fieldcrest Cannon Textile Museum & Exhibition. There, the museum, welcome center and auditorium celebrate the history of the mill village and the textile industry through a self-guided, interactive tour. A film beams visitors right onto the production floor of nearby mill buildings where thousands of workers once labored.
Located at 200 West Avenue in Kannapolis, NC, the museum is open 9 am -5 pm Monday - Saturday. Please call Hulene Morgan, the Director of Marketing at 704-938-3200.