Seagrove

In the 1700s a cup was a cup and a bowl just a bowl. In Seagrove, they still make pottery with the traditional methods, but now those same cups and bowls are works of art. Take a day and learn all about pottery. Watch the potters turn, glaze and fire their unique creations that hearken back to a simpler time. Scores of potters and potteries have made Seagrove their home since the 18^th century, and it remains one of the largest groups of potters working with traditional methods.

Contact: (336) 873-7304

This historical farm preserves the techniques and equipment of 19^th century farming. Visitors to the farm can see restored equipment from the 1830s and learn more about daily farming life in the 19^th century. This living farm, open year-round, has horses, cows and other animals common to North Carolina in the 1800s.

Contact: (910) 570-6769

During its heyday in the mid-1800s, gold mining was second only to farming in the number of North Carolinians it employed. And the Reed gold mine was one of the most productive mines in the South. It produced thousands of pounds of gold including some of the largest gold nuggets ever discovered in North America. Today, visitors to the gold mine can see how miners worked in the 19^th century and can pan for gold themselves.

Contact: (704) 786-8337