LEARN NC

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

Historic Edenton
The Historic Edenton website is provided by North Carolina Historic Sites and contains a brief introduction and history of the town as well as a listing of special events.
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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.
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Dellinger Grist Mill on Cane Creek
A visit to this historic grist mill shows students the same time-honored methods and machinery from the 1800s.
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The Daniel Stanton Mill
Visit this historic mill to see how corn was ground into meal in the past.
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Historic Bath
Read about the archaeological excavation at Bonner's Point, Bath co-founder John Lawson, Cary's Rebellion, the Tuscarora War, Blackbeard, and Bath legends. Look at historic images, maps, and video describing the history of Bath.
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Murray's Mill Historic District
Step back in time at the Murray's Mill Historic District and see what it was like to live there years ago.
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Tannenbaum Historic Park
Students can explore the past through the historic buildings and artifacts found at Greensboro's Historic Tannenbaum Park.
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Historic Bost Grist Mill
This working grist mill will transport students back to the 1800s and shows how people lived and worked in that time. Originally powered by water, the mill is operated by tractor with a belt and pulley today.
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Mordecai Historic Park
This late eighteenth/early nineteenth century plantation home and historic park is located on the edge of downtown Raleigh, NC.
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Beaufort Historic Site
Students will enjoy touring historic Beaufort with its beautiful old homes, seaport, graveyard, and folklore of Blackbeard the pirate.
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Reed Gold Mine (NC Historic Site)
Visitors can explore the gold mine and see historical mining equipment, gold ore, and much more at this North Carolina historic site.
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Historic Railroad House
The heritage of Lee County is preserved at this museum in the old railroad depot agent's home.
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Ocracoke Island
There are many things to see on Ocracoke Island including the Ocracoke Lighthouse, the shortest lighthouse on the Outer Banks.
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Historic Johnson Farm
Students will feel as if they have gone back in time when they take a tour of this 19th century tobacco farm located near Hendersonville.
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Historic Stagville
Read about the history of the plantation, the Bennehan and Cameron families who owned the plantation, the slave community, the structures on the plantation, and the effect the Civil War had on Stagville Plantation.
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Old Gilliam Mill
Located on Big Pocket Creek, the mill was built by Howell and John Gilliam in 1856. It is one of the largest grist and cotton mills in Central North Carolina.
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Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
Information about the Lost Colony, the Civil War, Virginia Dare as well as thoughtful explorations into cultural conflict in this area and women's role in the 1587 Lost Colony.
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Historic Bethabara Park
An introduction to the stories that can be discovered at this historic site, including the story of the Moravians, the 1753 wilderness preserve, colonial agriculture, cultural history, the village of 1754, and more. This website features several images highlighting the historical gardens, the "people's house," and many other aspects of Bethabara.
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Bennett Place
This is Civil War historic landmark was the location of the largest troop surrender of the Civil War.
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Chinqua-Penn Plantation
A virtual tour including panoramas, slideshows, and images of this historic mansion located in Reidsville, North Carolina named for the mini chestnut tree, chinquapin and its original owners, the Penns.
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