Harmony Hall Plantation, one of the oldest residences in North Carolina, is located in White Oak, NC. It was built by Col. James Richardson prior to 1768. The 12,000 to 15,000-acre (61 km2) plot it originally occupied on the banks of the Cape Fear River was partially...

Taking a tour of the 1825 farmhouse and museum provides insight into the lives of early pioneers in the Sandhills. The house is filled with authentic furnishings of everyday life during the 1800s. Visitors get a first-hand feel for what life in the 1800s was about by...

Historic Oak View County Park is a 19th-century historic farmstead with a mission to interpret North Carolina's agricultural heritage and rural history via educational programs, special events and exhibits. Visit 5 original historic structures including an 1825...

The original county seat for Wayne County was Waynesborough. Once a bustling town, it began to decline with the introduction of the Wilmington-Weldon Railroad and the town of Goldsboro. By the end of the Civil War the town was gone. Today visitors to Waynesborough...

See the early home, factories, and farm where Washington Duke first grew and processed tobacco. His sons later founded The American Tobacco Company, the world's largest tobacco company. Duke and others helped create a market for Durham-area tobacco products that...

The museum comprises 11 buildings, including a "Dogtrot" style farmhouse from the 1830s, a tobacco barn, a corncrib, a smokehouse, a country store and a chicken house, which now serves as an exhibit hall. There's also a modern visitors center with exhibits, a seating...

The Cedarock Historical Farm provides an example of life on a farm in North Carolina during the 19th Century. Populated with the farm animals, antique and replica farm equipment, and a farmhouse, the Historical Farm provides a fun, education stop while visiting...

Located in Durham, Historic Stagville comprises the remnants of one of the largest plantations of the pre-Civil War South. The plantations belonged to the Bennehan-Cameron family, whose combined holdings totalled approximately 900 slaves and almost 30,000 acres of...

Enjoy the gifts of nature surrounded by the remnants of a once mighty range of peaks. Upon first encounter, the Uwharrie Mountains may seem like a mountainous mirage. These steep, rugged hills—unusual topography for the area—form a stark contrast with the rolling...

A major pre-Revolutionary port on North Carolina's Cape Fear River, Brunswick was razed by British troops in 1776 and never rebuilt. During the Civil War, Fort Anderson was constructed atop the old village site, and served as part of the Cape Fear River defenses...