History in the Making

Posts in category Museums and Historic Houses

Badin Museums

Badin Historic Museum
Badin Museums: Historic Museum Firehouse Museum Quadroplex Museum Open: Sundays 2 – 5 pm; Tuesdays 9 am – 12, 1 – 3 pm 60 Falls Road 704-422-6900 [email protected] Admission Free Badin Museums Brochure (pdf) Badin Museums Walking Guide (pdf) Badin Museums Website      

New London Museum

New London Museum
226 South Main Street New London, NC 28127 704-463-5423  

Oakboro Museum

Oakboro Museum
Oakboro Regional Museum of History 231 N. Main Street, Oakboro, NC 704-485-4222 Ancient Life of the Rocky River: Early American Artifacts Early 1900 Stanly County Map: Hand-drawn and lettered, listing farm landowners Photo Archives and Artifacts: Celebrating the people, organizations, and times of the area Hours Sunday and Monday 2:00pm – 4: [...]

Museums in Stanly County

Badin Firehouse Museum
We invite you to discover the rich heritage that is Stanly County, North Carolina. Stanly County is a crossroads of history. Its people have helped mold and define the cultural landscape of the county, the state, and the nation for more than 10,000 years. Our citizens value their history and have diligently worked together to establish the St [...]

Locust Museum

Locust Historical Society and Museum Brochure (pdf) Locust Historical Society and Museum Website October 24, 2014: Heritage Day with the local schools   Inside the Locust Museum

Freeman-Marks House

Freeman-Marks House
A Brief History of the Freeman-Marks House Local merchant and civic leader Daniel Freeman is thought to have constructed this Federal style home in the early nineteenth century. However, archival evidence first mentions the house in 1847. By either date, the house is now the oldest public building still standing in Albemarle. The Freeman home [...]

Snuggs House

Snuggs House
 A Brief History of the I.W. and Ellen Snuggs House The Isaiah and Ellen Snuggs House is the oldest dwelling in Albemarle which still stands on its original site.  The Snuggs house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1995 as #95000190, along with the Freeman-Marks House which is situated in its back lot. Its hist [...]