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Rowan County Nature and Learning Center: Birds of prey, mammals, and reptiles can be seen at the Nature Center Complex. For younger children there is a petting zoo.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

High Rock Lake in Rowan County, NC: This is a guitar player on a dock at High Rock Lake in Rowan County, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

A trolley in Salisbury, NC: This is a trolley in Salisbury, North Carolina, the seat of Rowan County. The trolley offers tours of downtown Salisbury and highlights the area's culture and its varied historical architecture.; Format: image/photograph

A mural in Salisbury, NC: This is a mural in Salisbury, North Carolina, the seat of Rowan County, North Carolina. It depicts a street scene in Salisbury as it would have looked in the 1800s.; Format: image/photograph

Old Stone House: This stone house was built by Michael Braun in 1766. According to the Rowan Museum, the site was virtual wilderness. The two-story Georgian house is indeed stately for its...; Format: image/photograph

Residents of the backcountry proclaim their loyalty: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 2.10; Petition from residents of Rowan and Surry counties, North Carolina, to Governor Josiah Martin, 1775, proclaiming their opposition to Revolutionary activity and their loyalty to the king. Includes historical commentary.; Format: letter

A fountain at Catawba College in Salisbury, NC: This is a fountain at Catawba College in Salisbury, NC. The campus, like the rest of Salisbury, is rich with historic architecture.; Format: image/photograph

Grimes Mill: Located at 600 North Church Street in Salisbury, this is the only roller mill museum in North Carolina.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Main Street in Salisbury, NC: This is Main Street in Salisbury, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

Train station at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC: This is a restored train station at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, North Carolina. The station was previously located at Barber Junction, North Carolina, but was moved to the museum. It was built by Southern Railway in 1898.; Format: image/photograph

North Carolina Transportation Museum: All the details for your field trip to the museum. Or take a virtual trip and read about and explore the exhibits, including the Flue Shop, the Master Mechanic's Office, and the Robert Julian Roundhouse. Take a few minutes to watch the online video that explains the history of steam railroads in North Carolina.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Bird's Eye View of Confederate Prison Pen at Salisbury, N.C., Taken in 1864: Format: image/poster

The lost landscape of the Piedmont: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 5.5; The Piedmont region of North Carolina is unrecognizable compared to the landscape of 400 years ago. Where man-made lakes now sit were huge bottomland forests. While pine trees accounted for only a small percentage of Piedmont acreage, they now dominate the region's forests -- a result of clearing hardwoods to create farmland. Other once-prominent landscapes include areas of grassland known as “Piedmont prairie,” and upland depression swamps where the clay soils often kept moisture on the land’s surface.; Format: article

Ratifying the amendments: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 11.4; In 1835, a convention passed amendments to the North Carolina state constitution. In this activity, students map votes for ratification by county and explain the patterns they see.; Format: activity; By David Walbert.

Revolutionary North Carolina: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the era of the American Revolution. Topics include the Regulators, the resistance to Great Britain, the War for Indpendence, and the creation of new governments.; Format: book (multiple pages)

North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina during the Civil War and Reconstruction (1860–1876). Topics include debates over secession, battles and strategies, the war in North Carolina, the soldier's experience, the home front, freedom and civil rights for former slaves, Reconstruction, and the "redemption" of the state by conservatives.; Format: book (multiple pages)

Corn Club member standing in corn field: A young boy is seen standing in a field of corn in this 1925 black and white photograph. He is a member of the Corn Club. He is wearing overalls and a long sleeved, striped shirt. His left hand is grasping a corn stalk. In his right is a large brimmed straw...; Format: image/article

Horizons Unlimited: This wonderful education center and museum provides hands-on programs for students in the areas of history and the physical and biological sciences.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Dr. Josephus Hall House Museum: Located on the corner of West Bank and South Jackson Street in Salisbury, the Hall House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and may be toured by appointment only.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Boys playing a game of marbles: A group of boys, all mill workers, watch while another, wearing a light colored tie, crouches down and shoots a marble during a game in Salisbury, North Carolina. The boy shooting the marbles is Henry Dedman, a warper at the mill and has been working there...; Format: image/photograph

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