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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

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

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

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

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

Salisbury prison: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 5.11; The Confederate military prison at Salisbury, North Carolina, held nearly 9,000 inmates by the fall of 1864, in horrifying conditions.; Format: article

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

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

"George, hide thy face and mourn": In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 5.8; Before the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in 1781, Continental Army General Nathaniel Greene stopped in Salisbury and was inspired by the aid and sacrifice of a woman who owned a tavern. This version of the story was told in the 1840s. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book

Reading primary sources: Newspaper editorials: This interactive guide to reading a 19th-century newspaper editorial steps through layers of questions, guiding the reader through the process of historical inquiry. This edition is one in a series of guides on reading historical primary sources.; Format: newspaper (multiple pages)

Alexander Martin (1740–1807): Alexander Martin was a North Carolina delegate to the Constitutional Convention, fought in the American Revolution, and served as governor and in the state legislature.; Format: biography

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

William Richardson Davie (1756–1820): William Richardson Davie was a prominent North Carolina lawyer, delegate to the Constitutional Convention, governor, and founder of the University of North Carolina.; Format: biography

Reading primary sources: Newspaper advertisements: This interactive guide to reading classified advertisements in a 19th-century newspaper editorial steps through layers of questions, guiding the reader through the process of historical inquiry. This edition is one in a series of guides on reading historical primary sources.; Format: newspaper (multiple pages)

1779 map of North Carolina: At first glance, this 1779 map of North Carolina appears to be a disorienting jumble of words. The counties are labeled, but their borders are not delineated. Rivers, on the other hand, are carefully labeled, as are court houses, chapels, and Quaker meeting...; Format: image/map

Parole signed by the officers and men in Johnston's army: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 7.13; Text of the parole given to Confederate troops by Union officials after Johnston's surrender at Bennett Place, April 26, 1865.; Format: document

Stoneman's Raid: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 7.6; Letter describing the effect of Stoneman's Raid on Caldwell County, North Carolina. In March 1865, at the end of the Civil War, Union General George Stoneman led 6,000 men from Tennessee into western North Carolina and southwestern Virginia, destroying railroads, factories, and warehouses. Includes historical commentary.; Format: letter; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

"A female raid" in 1863: Using newspaper coverage to learn about North Carolina's Civil War homefront: In this lesson plan, students will use original newspaper coverage to learn about a raid on local stores by Confederate soldier's wives in March 1863 in Salisbury, North Carolina, and use that historical moment to explore conscription, life on the homefront, economic issues facing North Carolina merchants, the challenges of wartime politics, and the role of newspaper editors in shaping public opinion.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11 Social Studies); By Kathryn Walbert.

Advertisement for Warm Springs Hotel: The Warm Springs, Madison County, Western North Carolina. Howerton & Klein, Proprietors. Hot, Warm, Tepid and Cold Baths. Readily accessible from every section of the United States, over. East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad, and Connecting lines...; Format: image/poster

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