Companies tagged with: Historic Site
One of the three oldest courthouses in the country today. This National Historic Landmark had been completely restored five years ago. Tours are available
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Historic gardens encompass over 67 acres of post-Victorian European-style gardens.
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Home of one of North Carolina’s best-known jurists and politicians built in 1835. Houses the Martin County Tourism Office and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Also part of the new Civil War Trail program in NC.
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1815 Federal-style Plantation home of Hillsborough merchant/planter William Kirkland (and four successive generations of the Kirkland family). Located on 50 acres along the Eno River.
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Bath is the oldest town in NC and recently celebrated its tricentennial (300 years). The site features Palmer-Marsh House (circa 1751), Bonner House (circa 1830), and the Van Der Veer House (circa 1790). Self-guided tours are available which include a free 15-minute video
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On tour since 1941! Step on Board where history took place. Experience the thrill of the most decorated US Battleship of WWII.
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Historic site in the heart of downtown Beaufort. Guided tours by docents in period costumes through the 18th and 19th centuries. The site includes historic homes, the old jail, the courthouse, and the apothecary. Gift shop with an extensive collection of books, hand-woven rugs, and pottery.
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A Preservation North Carolina facility, it is located in the historic downtown district. It is a prime example of Antebellum architecture.
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The Bennett Place includes a modern visitor’s center, three historic buildings, a museum, and a 15-minute audiovisual program. This was the site of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston’s surrender to Gen. William T. Sherman. The largest surrender of the Civil War.
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Some of the last major Confederate offensive of the Civil War. Tours of the Harper House on the hour. Museum, gift shop, cemetery, and monument area.
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Excavated ruins of a colonial port town founded in 1726. Nearly a century later during the Civil War, Confederates reconstructed the earthen fortification, Fort Anderson, which is still extremely well preserved.
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Mid-19th-century Hillsborough revealed through the lives of the Burwell family, slaves, and the students who attended their “excellent female school” from 1837-1857. House (c. 1821-1848), brick school building (1837), and brick necessary (1837) remain.
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The tallest brick lighthouse in North America. Open for climbing.
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The lighthouse was completed in 1812 and reconstructed in 1859. Still an acting aid for ships and vessels traveling up and down the Atlantic Ocean coastline
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Nationally known poet, historian, author, and lecturer who spent the last 22 years of his life at his estate known as Connemara. National Historic Site. Now a 264-acre working farm.
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