Piedmont Region, North Carolina Historic Sites
Duke Homestead State Historic Site and Tobacco Museum
National Historic landmark features Duke family's mid-1800s home, tobacco barns and original factory. Museum, film, tobacco production &
Burwell School Historic Site
The house (c. 1821, 1848) and outbuildings served as the Rev. and Mrs. Burwell's Female School from 1837 to 1857
Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site
Home to the largest Civil War land battle to take place on North Carolina soil. Walk the fields on which 80,000
Ayr Mount Historic Site
Ayr Mount is a meticulously restored 1815 plantation home. It is finely furnished with Federal Antiques and Decorative Art. The home, built by William Kirkland of Scotland, sits on 265
McIntyre Historic Site
Includes 1.5 acres, 1.3 mile nature trail, site of Revolutionary War skirmish, and 19th century gold mining.
Governor Charles B. Aycock Birthplace State Historic Site
Guided tours provided daily of the mid-19th-century boyhood home of North Carolina's "Education Governor."
Alamance Battleground State Historic Site
The site where Royal Governor William Tryon led the NC militia against the Regulators in battle on May 16, 1771
Fort Dobbs State Historic Site
Site of the only French & Indian War fort in NC. Archaeological sites, artifact displays, nature trails &
President James K. Polk State Historic Site
Birthplace of the 11th U.S. president. Visitors center with exhibits and displays illustrating life and times of Polk. Film, guided tours through reconstructed log buildings furnished in late 1700
Bennett Place State Historic Site
State Historic Site where the Civil War ended in 1865 when Confederate General Johnston surrendered to Union General Sherman 17 days after Lee'
Horne Creek Living Historical Farm State Historic Site
The state's newest historic site is dedicated to the study, preservation and interpretation of North Carolina'
Gold Hill Mines Historic Park
Gold Hill Mines Historic Park is a 70
House in the Horseshoe State Historic Site
Circa-1772 house was the scene of a Whig/