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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Old Wilkes Walking Tour

Touring Old Wilkesboro gives students insight into the town's past. Historic refurbished buildings with authentic artifacts show what life in Wilkesboro was like from the 1700s to the present.

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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.
  • North Carolina Kids Page This page is a place for kids to come to learn more about North Carolina and famous North Carolinians.
  • 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

  • The Alliance for Historic Hillsborough: Take students on a guided walking tour through Hillsborough's historic district and go inside the Norwood Law Office, the Orange County Historical Museum, the Burwell School Historic Site, and the Hughes Academy. Along the way they will also see the Old Orange County Courthouse, historic churches, cemeteries, colonial and antebellum homes, and much more.
  • Whippoorwill Academy and Village: Tours and educational programs at Whippoorwill Academy and Village focus on the history of Wilkes County, early rural education, and the stories of Tom Dula and Daniel Boone.
  • 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.

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Wilkesboro’s historic district has 13 buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This website has a virtual tour of both the Old Jail where Tom Dooley (Dula) was held, as well as the buildings that can be seen when visiting the town. The website also includes biographical information on Tom Dooley, Chang and Eng the famous Siamese Twins, and Historical Sketches of Wilkes County by John Crouch.

Call (336)667-3712 or send email to oldwilkesjail@earthlink.net to arrange a tour of historic Wilkesboro.