Davidson
Davidson County Historical Museum
The Davidson County Historical Museum preserves, protects, collects and presents the material culture of Davidson County through regularly scheduled exhibits and educational programs in order to foster the understanding of the history and culture of Davidson County and its people. The museum is housed in the old Davidson County Courthouse in Lexington and has a growing collection of local artifacts, photographs, and archival material.
Location:
2 South Main Street
Lexington
NC
27292
Mailing Address
2 South Main Street
Lexington
NC
27292
Phone:
(336) 242-2035
Fax:
Davidson County Public Library Local History/Genealogy Collection
The Ruth B. Stoner Local History/Genealogy Room collects historical and genealogical material pertaining to Davidson County. The collection is built around the book collection of the late Ms. Stoner and the Henry Reeves Collection - a collection of genealogy notes, family trees, and personal correspondence of Mr. Reeves, a prolific Davidson County genealogist.
Location:
602 South Main Street
Lexington
NC
27292
Mailing Address
602 South Main Street
Lexington
NC
27292
Phone:
(336) 242-2935
Fax:
(336) 248-4122
Richard Childress Racing Museum
Location:
180 Industrial Drive
Welcome
NC
27374
Mailing Address
PO Box 360
Welcome
NC
27374
Phone:
(800) 476-3389
Fax:
(336) 731-3383
Davidson County Community College, Learning Resources Center Davidson Room
The Davidson Room consists largely of local history, genealogy, and miscellaneous subject files compiled by local historian and author Richard Walser. Also housed here are yearly DCCC scrapbooks, DCCC memorabilia, a small collection of rare books, maps, prints, and several oil paintings.
Location:
297 DCCC Road
Lexington
NC
27360
Mailing Address
PO Box 1287
Lexington
NC
27293-1287
Phone:
(336) 249-8186
Fax:
North Carolina Music Hall of Fame
The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame collects memorabilia, ephemera, art, artifacts, and other items pertaining to North Carolina musicians and the music industry in North Carolina, past and present.
Location:
109 West A Street
Thomasville
NC
28081
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 1126
Thomasville
NC
27361
Phone:
(704) 934-2320
Fax:
Davidson County Public Library Denton Branch Library
The library has a collection of four Denton Memory Books with photographs, clippings and writings documenting the history of local schools, businesses, churches, personalities, government and memories.
Location:
310 West Salisbury Street
Denton
NC
27239
Mailing Address
PO Box 578
Denton
NC
27239-0578
Phone:
(336) 859-2215
Fax:
(336) 859-5006
Denton Farm Park
The Denton Farm Park is a 140 acre park with numerous historic buildings including the Jackson Hill Store and Post Office, the Jackson Hill Church, the George E. Sperling Grist Mill and the Richmond Ried Plantation House. Visitors can also tour a radio museum housing the collection of NC Senator Stan Bingham and a doll museum housing the collection of Miss Fannie Shutt. The Park is open to the public four times a year for special events including the Thresher's Reunion, Horse and Mule Days and the Farm Park Bluegrass Festival.
Location:
1366 Jim Elliott Road
Denton
NC
27239
Mailing Address
1072 Cranford Road
Denton
NC
27239
Phone:
(336) 859-2755
Fax:
(336) 859-2567
Baptist Children's Homes of North Carolina Mitchell House Museum
Baptist Children's Homes of North Carolina is a statewide nonprofit organization that reaches out to children and families in crisis with a mission of "helping hurting children...healing broken families". Established in 1885 as the Baptist Orphanage, Mills Home in Thomasville is BCH's oldest and largest campus. Alumni of Mills Home have restored the Mitchell House residence hall, the oldest building on the Mills Home campus, to create a museum honoring the history of the Children's Homes. Artifacts and photographs from early days at Mills Home tell the story of the children who made a home here and of the caregivers who nurtured them. The museum is open for tours by appointment.
Location:
411 Biggs Avenue
Thomasville
NC
27361
Mailing Address
PO Box 338
Thomasville
NC
27361
Phone:
(336) 474-1221
Fax:
Davidson County Public Library Genealogy Room
Location:
14 Randolph Street
Thomasville
NC
27361
Mailing Address
14 Randolph Street
Thomasville
NC
27361
Phone:
(336) 474-2690
Fax:
(336)472-4690
Tyro Plantation House Museum
This restored and furnished 1840's plantation house is open for public tours by appointment.
Location:
4564 South NC Hwy 150
Tyro
27295
Mailing Address
4564 South NC Hwy 150
Tyro
27295
Phone:
(336) 853-8976
Fax:
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