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Catch Costumed Saturdays at Bennett Place State Historic Site in Durham!

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Come to Asheville's Thomas Wolfe Memorial Sunday, July 2 for an old-fashioned Barbershop Chorus and Ice Cream Social program.

Make Dad An Engineer For the Day for Father's Day at the N.C. Transportation Museum!

The late Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown in her youth. Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum is currently celebrating this historic figure's induction into the N.C. Association of Educators hall of fame.

Relive colonial life in North Carolina's sandhills at House in the Horseshoe State Historic Site, where American patriots and British loyalists fought a frightening battle in 1781.

 

Ft. Fisher State Historic Site, Kure Beach, N.C.
North Carolina Historic Sites, a group of 27 unique state historic sites, invites you to see our state as it was and to open doors into the past, which can enable us to better understand the world we live in today. Whether you are fortunate enough to live in North Carolina or are just visiting, you will discover we have sites to fire the imagination, engage the mind, and lift the spirit.

H O U R S   O F   O P E R A T I O N:
Because of budget issues, operating hours at some state historic sites have changed. Please check the individual sites' web pages for their regularly updated opening and closing hours and call or email in advance if interested in visiting on state holidays.

Visit N.C. In Tune, a year-long, statewide celebration of North Carolina music.
The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources is now offering free “podcasts,”, which are downloadable audio files containing news and information about North Carolina’s performing arts, literature and history.
 

 

 

 

A division of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Office of Archives & History
 
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Battleship USS North Carolina in the Battle of Guadalcanal (1942-1943) during World War II


From the Outer Banks to the Blue Ridge Mountains, from coastal sand dunes to cold mountain streams, North Carolina captivates the imagination of visitors and residents alike . . . .

Calendar of Events (PDF)
  2006 Special Events/
Programs at
N.C. Historic Sites
Field Trip Planner for Teachers (PDF)
2005-2006 Field Trip Planner Bring your class to our state historic sites!
North Carolina History Bowl (PDF)

Winning the N.C. History Bowl is a big challenge!
2006 N.C. History Bowl Winners - Team from West Craven Middle School of New Bern Takes Top Honors!
North Carolina Maps

State Map -
Our 27 N.C. State Historic Sites can be found from the mountains to the coast! (PDF)

Eastern Region
Central Region
Western Region

North Carolina State government

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Note reenactor wearing authentic Cherokee war paint. Note reenactor's Cherokee war paint. A reenactor dressed as a typical American colonial soldier.