Vance Birthplace (NC Historic Site)
Learn about the birthplace of Zebulon Baird Vance and his famous mountain family on this site.
Preview your trip on the web: Vance Birthplace (NC Historic Site)
Learn more
- North Carolina Governors This site contains short biographies and information on the terms of North Carolina's governors.
- North Carolina's Historical People and Places Facts, images, and links to the people and places that are most important to North Carolina History.
- 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
- 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.
- Aycock Birthplace: This typical nineteenth-century family farm, birthplace of Governor Charles Brantley Aycock, includes the main house, separate open-hearth kitchen, corn crib, and smokehouses. Scheduled groups get a genuine hands-on experience making butter or dipping candles for a small fee.
- Somerset Place (NC Historic Site): Located on the banks of Phelps Lake, Somerset Place is a representative antebellum plantation offering a view of life during the period before the Civil War. It became one of North Carolina's most prosperous rice, corn, and wheat plantations.
Related topics
- Learn more about 19th century, Buncombe County, Civil War, Governor, North Carolina, Zebulon Baird Vance, architecture, farms, historic site, history, homestead, log cabins, pioneers, and politics.
Legal
The text of this page is copyright ©2008. See terms of use. Images and other media may be licensed separately; see captions for more information and read the fine print.
Students can see a pioneer farmstead that features the birthplace of Zebulon Baird Vance. The five-room log house which was rebuilt around original chimneys and its outbuildings are furnished to interpret the period from 1795 to 1840. Vance was a Civil War officer, governor of North Carolina, and a U.S. senator. Learn about Vance’s famous mountain family on this site, as well.
Open Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm, the home is located at 911 Reems Creek Rd. in the picturesque Reems Creek Valley For information, call:(828) 645-6706 or send email to vance@ncmail.net
View Larger Map