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The Charlotte Regional History Consortium (CRHC) is dedicated to preserving, promoting and interpreting the history of the Charlotte Region through cooperation among the area’s history organizations and interest groups. The next meeting of the CRHC is 10 am on Monday, June 14, 2010, at the Duke Mansion, 400 Hermitage Road, Charlotte. Following is a list of CRHC members and links to their websites, if available, for additional information. These Charlotte
region cultural sites and museums are highlighted on this page and will be rotated, so come back soon!



The President James K. Polk State Historic Site
    The President James K. Polk State Historic Site is located on the site of the birthplace of the 11th U. S. President. The Historic Site's exhibitions commemorate significant events in the Polk administration. Reconstructions of typical log homestead buildings — a log house, separate kitchen and pack house — are authentically furnished.
Address: 12031 Lancaster Highway, Pineville, NC 28134
Tel/Info: 704.889.7145
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 9 - 5 pm
Admission: Free
Website: www.polk.nchistoricsites.org
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CRHC Members Museums/Sites
Andrew Jackson State Park
Carolinas Historic Aviation Commision and Museum
Charlotte Mecklenburg African-American History Museum
Charlotte Museum of History & Hezekiah Alexander Homesite
Gaston County Museum
Duke Mansion
Historic Brattonsville
Historic Latta Plantation
Historic Rosedale Plantation
   
Historic Rural Hill Farm


Historic Rosedale Plantation
    Rosedale (circa 1825), a national Register Federal period manor house, is the centerpiece of this Carolina Piedmont plantation.
    Visitors will learn about the lifestyle of the residents (owners and slaves), architecture and decorative arts, education, medicine, etc. The grounds include a formal boxwood garden, a perennial garden, a herb/kitchen garden and a picnic area.
Address: 3427 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28206
Tel/Info: 704.335.0325
Hours: Monday - Friday 10 - 4 pm; Saturday & Sunday 1 - 4 pm.
Admission: Fee charged
Website: www.historicrosedale.org
Directions:
Located 3 miles from uptown Charlotte on N. Tryon Street, between 30th Street and Sugar Creek Road.
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Kings Mountain Historical Museum
President James K. Polk State Historic Site
Mint Hill Country Doctor's Museum
Museum of the Waxhaws
Museum of York County
Rowan Museum
Stanly County Museum
     
Charlotte Museum of History & Hezekiah Alexander Homesite
    Explore three centuries of regional heritage at the Charlotte Museum of History. Tour the Revolutionary Waar era home of Hezekiah Alexander (circa 1774). Hear the sound of the American Freedom Bell and visit four exciting galleries telling the story of the region's history.
Address: 3500 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, NC 28215
Tel/Info: 704.568.1774
Hours: Wednesday - Saturday, 10 - 5 pm; Sunday 1 - 5 pm
Admission Charge: Fee charged
Website: www.charlottemuseum.org
Directions: Located on Charlotte's northeast side. From I-85, take Harris Boulevard, exit east to Sharon Amity Drive, then right on Shamrock Drive (Business Route 23).
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CRHC Members Research Resources
Arts & Science Council
Blurps.com
Carolina Publishing Association
Catawba Valley Scottish Society
The Charlotte Folk Society
Heritage Room of Union County
Historic Charlotte
Historical Center of York County
Matthews Historical Foundation
Mecklenburg Historical Association
Mint Hill Historical Society
Olde Mecklenburg Genealogical Society
UNC Charlotte, Special Collections

     


Historic Latta Plantation
    Tour the uniquely designed and fully furnished Catawba River Plantation built in 1800 for James and Jane Latta, along with the original meat house and nine other relocated or reconstructed buildings. The site is alive throughout the year with fram crops, gardens, livestock, costumed interpreters and special events. The historic site is part of the Latta Plantation Nature Preserve, which comprises over 1,200 wooded acres on Mountain Island Lake, and includes the Latta Plantation Nature Center, hiking and horseback riding trails, and the Carolina Raptor Center.
Address: 5225 Sample Road, Huntersville, NC 28078
Tel/Info: 704.875.2312
Hours: Open October - April Tuesday - Saturday 10 - 5 pm; Sunday 12 - 5 pm. May - September Daily 10 - 5 pm.
Admission: Fee Charged
Website: www.lattaplantation.org
Directions:
Located north of Charlotte. Traveling on I-77, exit Sunset Road West. Turn right on Beatties Ford Rd. Proceed 4.8 miles. Turn left on Sample Rd. Continue to the back of the park.
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Gaston County Museum in Dallas, NC

Educating Day campers at the Gaston County Museum
Gaston County Museum
    Discover how an elegantly simple brick Greek Revival style building (pictured left) — constructed as a hotel in 1852 — has been adapted for travelers & visitors of today! Enjoy permanent galleries and changing exhibits, which illuminate regional history and visual art.
    Learn about the people, the work, and the industry that changed the Carolinas in the Carolinas Textile Exhibit.
Address: 131 West Main Street, Dallas, NC 28034
Tel/Info: 704.922.7681; 24-hour INFO-LINE: 704.922.7681, ext. 2
Hours: Tuesday - Friday, 10 - 5 pm; Sat. 12 - 4 pm; First Sunday of the month, 2 - 5 pm
Admission Charge: Free; free parking
Website: www.gastoncountymuseum.org
Directions: Located west of Charlotte, just north of Gastonia. From I-85 take NC 321 north (Exit 17) to the Dallas exit. Follow the signs. The museum is on the SW quadrant of the old Courthouse Square.
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Duke Mansion

Duke Mansion
    Built in 1915 (shown at left) and tripled by its most famous owner James Buchanan Duke, The Duke Mansion has been home and host to leaders of the 20th century. Duke’s most lasting legacies, including Duke University, Duke Energy and the Duke Endowment, took shape at the home. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The Mansion is now operated as a nonprofit with all proceeds being used to preserve and protect this community treasure. The facility rents hotel rooms in the Mansion, as well as event space. For more information, call 704-714-4400.
     
Rowan Museum
    The 1854 Courthouse (pictured at left), which survived Stoneman's Raid in 1865, is one of the finest examples of pre-Civil War architecture in the state. Throughout its grand old rooms, including the beautiful second floor courtroom and public gathering place, the life and history of Rowan County is presented through displays and interpretive exhibits.
    The Museum also operates two historic house museums: the Utzman-Chambers House (1825) and the Old Stone House (1766).
Address: 202 N. Main Street, Salisbury, NC 28144
Tel/Info: 704.633.5946
Hours: Monday - Friday, 10 am - 4 pm; Saturday - Sunday, 1 - 4 pm
Admission: Free; donations accepted
Website: www.rowanmuseum.org
Directions: Located northeast of Charlotte. From I-85 take Downtown Salisbury Exit. Go 1 mile west on East Inness St. At the Square, turn right on N. Main St. for one block.
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Aviation Museum Hanger

Aviation Plane
Carolinas Historic Aviation Commission & Museum
    The aviation history of the Carolinas comes alive at the Aviation Museum, housed in the original hanger built for Charlotte's first municipal airport. Numerous aircraft are on exhibit. There also are rotating exhibits of aviation memorabilia and artifacts.
Address: 4108 Minuteman Way, formerly Airport Drive, Charlotte, NC 28208
Tel/Info: 704.359.8442
Hours: Tuesday - Friday, 10 - 4 pm; Sat. 10 - 5 pm; Sunday 1 - 5 pm
Admission Charge: Fee charged
Website: www.carolinasaviation.org
Directions: Located at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport. From I-85 or I-77, take Billy Graham Parkway to Morris Field Road. Turn right on Minuteman Way (formerly Airport Drive — signs have just changed so some maps use Airport Drive) and follow Museum signs.
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Historic Rural Hill Farm
    Rural Hill, the homestead of Major John and Violet Wilson Davidson, was once one of the most prosperous plantations in the region. Stories about the extended Davidson family provide a window into the rich heritage of the pioneer Scots and their contrary cousins, the Scots-Irish. The site offers cultural events and tours featuring the 1890s one-room schoolhouse and the 20th century farm residence (pictured left), plantation ruins and restoration projects of the log home and gardens. Featured events at this site include the Loch Norman Highland Games (April) (pictured right ), The Amazing Maize Maze and the Rural Hill Sheep Dog Trials. Call for information on events.
Address: PO Box 1009, Huntersville, NC 28070-1009; 4431 Neck Road
Tel/Info: 704.875.3115
Hours: Monday - Saturday 9 am - 5 pm
Admission: Fee charged
Website: http://www.ruralhill.net
Directions:
Located 12 miles north of Charlotte, off Beatties Ford Road, at 4431 Neck Road.
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  Research Resources  


      
Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room
of the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County

    Located in the heart of uptown Charlotte, the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room of the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County has the largest genealogical and historical collection of any public library in North Carolina. Researchers of all ages are welcomed to trace their family roots or delve deep into the region’s history. It is the best place in the county to learn about Charlotte and Mecklenburg County via books, newspapers, vital records, photographs, journals, archives, music, maps and much more.
Address: 310 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
Tel/Info: 704.336.2980            E-mail: ncr@plcmc.org
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 9 am - 9 pm; Friday & Saturday, 9 - 6 pm; Sunday, 1 - 6 pm.
Admission: Free
Website: www.cmstory.org (about the history and genealogy of Mecklenburg County) or
www.plcmc.org/Locations/mainCarolina.asp
(about the Carolina Room)
Directions: Downtown Charlotte, NC                                              
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