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."
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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.
- 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.
Related pages
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: Official site of the museum of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina.
- Alamance County Historical Museum: Learn about the history of Alamance County on a field trip to this museum.
- Wayne County Museum: Students will learn about the history of Wayne County as well as the influence of historic events on the people and way of life in the area.
Related topics
- Learn more about American Indians, Civil War, North Carolina, Wayne County, antebellum, history, history museums, and local history.
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The original county seat for Wayne County was Waynesborough. Once a bustling town, it began to decline with the introduction of the Wilmington-Weldon Railroad and the town of Goldsboro. By the end of the Civil War the town was gone.
Today visitors to Waynesborough Historic Village can see a family home, a medical office, a one room school, a law office, a Quaker Meeting House and much more. There is no admission fee and group tours can be arranged. Send email to Waynesborough@earthlink.net or call(919) 731-1653 for more information.
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