Historical & Cultural

Explore the history and culture throughout northwest North Carolina as it follows a river through the Piedmont.

  • Horne Creek Farm

    308 Horne Creek Farm Road, Pinnacle, NC, 27043
    Horne Creek Living Historical Farm is a working museum, a North Carolina Historic Site featuring the Hauser family's or…

    Agritourism Historical & Cultural

  • James B Gordon North Carolina State Historical Marker

    1384-1398 W D St, North Wilkesboro, NC, 28659
    Gen. James B. Gordon was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army who was mortally wounded near Richmond, Va.…

    Historical & Cultural

  • Forest Edge Ampitheatre - Wilkes Playmakers

    499 Reservoir Road, Wilkesboro, NC, 28697
    Located in Fort Hamby Park which offers various outdoor recreational activities, including boating, fishing, camping, a…

    Historical & Cultural

  • Caldwell Arts Council

    601 College Ave, Lenoir, NC, 28645
    This arts council operates a monthly art exhibit at its main gallery with exhibits changing each month with an opening …

    Historical & Cultural

  • Siloam Reeves Homeplace Civil War Trail Marker

    728-848 Hardy Rd, Siloam, NC, 27047
    Union troops, under the command of Gen. George Stoneman, came upon the Reeves plantation in April 1865. After a Union c…

    Historical & Cultural

  • Yadkin Valley Museum

    458 W. Main Street, Jonesville, NC, 28645
    The Yadkin Valley Museum showcases local history with exhibits on regional heritage and traditions. Enjoy artifacts and…

    Historical & Cultural

  • Stoneman's Raid Civil War Trail Marker, Elkin

    111 North Front Street, Elkin, NC, 28621
    A detachment of Stoneman's cavalry under Col. William Parker found cooperation, food and shelter here April 1, 1865. Be…

    Historical & Cultural

  • Fort Hamby North Carolina State Historical Marker

    NC Highway 268, Wilkesboro, NC, 28697
    A fortified stronghold on the Yadkin River served as the last staging point for former Union army deserters who wreaked…

    Historical & Cultural

  • The Reeves Theater & Cafe

    129 West Main St, Elkin, NC, 28621
    A newly renovated theater featuring nationally-renowned sing-songwriters, bands and performances. Monthly show series a…

    Historical & Cultural

  • Yadkinville Civil War Trail Marker

    127 Hemlock Street, Yadkinville, NC, 27055
    A trail sign is located at 127 Hemlock Street in Yadkinville displays the march of Major Gen. George Stoneman through w…

    Historical & Cultural

  • Bond School House Civil War Trail Marker

    1140 Deep Creek Church Road, Yadkinville, NC, 28642
    A trails sign is located at 1140 Deep Creek Church Road in Yadkinville and follows the route of Major Gen. George Stone…

    Historical & Cultural

  • St. Paul's Episcopal Church Frescoes

    200 W. Cowles Street, Wilkesboro, NC, 28697
    Episcopal Church is home to two frescoes by renowned artist Benjamin F. Long. Both frescoes feature St. Paul, one of hi…

    Historical & Cultural

  • Fort Defiance

    1792 Fort Defiance Drive, Lenoir, NC, 28645
    Fort Defiance is the 18th century home of Revolutionary War hero William Lenoir and is a fort in name only. The fort wa…

    Historical & Cultural

  • Windsor's Crossroads Civil War Trail Marker

    5101 Windsor Road, Hamptonville, NC, 27020
    Hamptonville's North Carolina Civil War Trail marker is located at the Windsor's Crossroads Community Building, on the …

    Historical & Cultural

  • Stoneman's Raid Civil War Trail Marker, Wilkesboro

    Main Street, Wilkesboro, NC, 28697
    In March 1865, Major General George Stoneman marched through Wilkesboro for supplies. Heavy rains kept the troops in Wi…

    Historical & Cultural

  • Elkin Muster Field Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail

    399 Highway 268 West, Elkin, NC, 28621
    Layby Exhibit. Patriot militia, led by Major Joseph Winston, gathered nearby in Sept. 1780 to march to Kings Mountain.

    Historical & Cultural

  • Hometown Opry WKBC Radio

    405 C Street, North Wilkesboro, NC, 28659
    Live bluegrass music as heard on WKBC 8:00 AM every Friday morning in a back room of the Main Street Music & Loan (302 …

    Historical & Cultural

  • Mount Airy Museum of Regional History

    301 North Main Street, Mount Airy, NC, 27030
    Located in downtown Mount Airy, the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History houses a variety of permanent and rotating ex…

    Historical & Cultural

  • Wilkes Art Gallery

    913 C Street, North Wilkesboro, NC, 28659
    Located in Downtown North Wilkesboro, the Wilkes Arts Gallery features over 3,500 square feet of exhibition space, an e…

    Historical & Cultural

  • Beroth Oil & Gas Memorabilia Museum

    100 E Main St, Pilot Mountain, NC, 27041
    Located in the old Pilot Mountain Bank and Trust Company (est 1900). Collection includes a vast array of 20th century s…

    Historical & Cultural

  • Surry Arts Council/Andy Griffith Museum/

    218 Rockford Street, Mount Airy, NC, 27030
    Museum

    Historical & Cultural

  • Benton Hall Center for the Arts

    300 D Street, North Wilkesboro, NC, 28659
    Music and Arts venue

    Historical & Cultural

  • North Wilkesboro Train Depot

    877 CBD Loop, North Wilkesboro, NC, 28659
    North Wilkesboro Depot, also known as Souther Railway Depot, is a historic train station located in Wilkes County, Nort…

    Historical & Cultural

  • Historic North Wilkesboro Speedway

    381 Speedway Lane, North Wilkesboro, NC, 28659
    North Wilkesboro Speedway, pioneer NASCAR dirt track. Built 1946; paved in 1958. Hosted sanctioned events, 1949-1996. 5…

    Historical & Cultural

  • Stoneman's Raid Civil War Trail Marker, Jonesville Welcome Center

    1503 NC Highway 67, Jonesville, NC, 28642
    On a raid through western North Carolina Gen. Stoneman\'s U.S. cavalry passed through Jonesville in April of 1865. A Ci…

    Historical & Cultural

  • Historic Village of Rockford

    5160 Rockford Road, Dobson, NC, 27017
    Once the center of commerce in Surry County in the late 1700s, the Village of Rockford is a National Register Historic …

    Historical & Cultural

  • Carolina West Wireless Community Commons

    102 West Main St, Wilkesboro, NC, 28697
    Outdoor downtown theater and gathering place. Live Music series

    Historical & Cultural

  • Patterson School Foundation

    4646 Patterson School Dr-NC 268, Yadkin Valley, NC, 28645
    Patterson School was established in 1909 by Samuel Legerwood Patterson, the first Agricultural commissioner for the Sta…

    Historical & Cultural

  • Richmond Hill Law School & Nature Park

    4641 Law School Road, East Bend, NC, 27018
    Richmond Hill Law School is the residence of former Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court Mumford Pearson. …

    Historical & Cultural

  • Caldwell Heritage Museum

    112 Vaiden Street SW, Lenoir, NC, 28645
    The Caldwell Heritage Museum displays permanent and revolving exhibits on artifacts and history related to Caldwell Cou…

    Historical & Cultural

  • Chapel of Rest Cemetery & Church

    1964 NC-268, Lenoir, NC, 28645
    The chapel is a restored 100-year-old Gothic structure overlooking the Yadkin River. The chapel’s cemetry contains buri…

    Historical & Cultural

  • Foothills Arts Council

    321 East Main Street, Elkin, NC, 28621
    The Foothills Arts Council operates several classes in a range of arts disciplines, as well as monthly art exhibits and…

    Historical & Cultural

  • Richmond Hill Civil War Trail Marker

    4641 Law School Road, East Bend, NC, 27018
    The trail sign is located at 4641 Law School Road in East Bend. It follows the route of Stoneman's troops through their…

    Historical & Cultural

  • Walker Center

    1328 S. Collegiate Drive, Wilkesboro, NC, 28697
    The Walker Center is an indoor performing arts theater and events center with top-performing shows and music performanc…

    Historical & Cultural

  • Wilkes Heritage Museum/Old Courthouse & Jail

    100 East Main Street, Wilkesboro, NC, 28697
    The Wilkes Heritage Museum is housed in the former Wilkes County Courthouse. The museum is home to the Blue Ridge Music…

    Historical & Cultural

  • Yadkin Cultural Arts Center/Welborn Gallery & Willingham Theater

    226 East Main Street, Yadkinville, NC, 27055
    The Yadkin Cultural Arts Cultural Center provides gallery space for events, workshops, and exhibits. The Yadkin Cultura…

    Historical & Cultural

  • Laura Foster Grave Site

    NC-268, Lenoir, NC, 28645
    Tom Dula was hanged for the murder of Laura Foster, and the story became romanticized in a Thomas Land poem that was ad…

    Historical & Cultural

  • Whippoorwill Academy and Village

    11928 NC Hwy. 268 W, Ferguson, NC, 28624
    Whippoorwill Academy and Village is a collection of restored log structures recreating a small settlement. Whippoorwill…

    Historical & Cultural