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Moores Creek National Battlefield
National Park
Category: Currie National Park near Wilmington, North Carolina
Description of this Wilmington area Attraction: 1776 PATRIOT VICTORY
"King George and Broadswords!" shouted loyalists as they charged across partially dismantled Moores Creek bridge on February 27, 1776. Just beyond the bridge nearly a thousand North Carolina patriots waited quietly with cannons and muskets poised to fire.
The loyalists, mostly Scottish Highlanders wielding broadswords, expected to find only a small patriot force. As the loyalists advanced across the bridge, patriot shots rang out and dozens of loyalists fell, including their commanders.
Stunned, outgunned and leaderless, the loyalists surrendered, retreating in confusion. Wagons, weapons and British sterling worth more than $1 million by today's value were seized by the patriots in the days following the battle.
This dramatic victory ended British authority in the colony and greatly influenced North Carolina to be the first colony to vote for independence. The Battle of Moores Creek Bridge, coupled with the Battle of Sullivans Island near Charleston, SC a few months later, ultimately led the 13 colonies to declare independence on July 4, 1776.
THE BATTLEFIELD TODAY
Throughout the park, remnants remain of the 1776 road traveled by patriot and loyalist forces. A 1-mile trail with wayside exhibits leads through the battlefield and across Moores Creek. The historic bridge site is located along the trail.
The park offers a visitor center with exhibits and audio-visual program; a .3 mile colonial forest trail, and a picnic area.
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Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
It's fun to learn about science at MPSC!
Category: Chapel Hill Museum in North Carolina
Description of this Chapel Hill Attraction: Morehead Planetarium and Science Center opened in 1949 as the first planetarium on a state university campus in the United States. In the 1960s and 1970s, MPSC served as the training center for NASA's astronauts, who came to Chapel Hill to learn about celestial navigation in MPSC's Star Theater.
Today, MPSC offers exhibits, guest speakers, live science demonstrations, contemporary science programming, skywatching sessions and camps, as well as traditional planetarium "star shows" in its Star Theater. Yes, you can learn about science in the same room where 11 of the 12 "Moonwalkers"
learned!
Be sure to explore MPSC's newest exhibits, "Zoom In" and "The Ancient Carolinians," with interactive experiences for kids of all ages.
The Morehead Building also serves as home for the UNC Visitors Center, the Genevieve B. Morehead Art Gallery, the Morehead Observatory, the Morehead-Cain Foundation, a giant sundial and a rose garden.
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The Greensboro Children's Museum
A hands-on, interactive & educational play place for kids!
Category: Greensboro Museum in North Carolina
Description of this Greensboro Attraction: The Greensboro Children's Museum is a hands-on, interactive, and educational play place for children newborn through age 10 and their families. The 37,000 square foot facility in downtown Greensboro Museum provides quality educational programming and a wide variety of exhibits in “Our Town” that invite young visitors to learn while they play, explore, touch, discover, create and imagine. Children can go grocery shopping in a pint-sized market, fly a real DC-jet, pretend to be a fireman riding a real fire truck, put on a play in the Theater, pretend to be a dentist in the Health Center, cook up a meal in Nonie’s house, be a conductor on our new train or learn how to grow vegetables in our new Edible Schoolyard. Infants and toddlers even have fun here playing on the soft mats and crawling in the tunnels of our Tot Spot area. It’s where play is a smart adventure!
The Greensboro Children’s Museum’s mission is to provide children with an interactive, educational learning experience that will enhance their daily lives and open heir hearts and minds to an understanding of the world in which they live. GCM is a private not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) organization.
The Greensboro Children’s Museum is located at 220 N. Church Street, Greensboro NC 27401, 336-574-2898, www.gcmuseum.com. The Museum is open seven days a week and has an admission charge of $6 for children 1+ and adults. Children under 1 are free. There is a reduced price admission for seniors and military families and half priced admission costs ($3) on Friday nights and Sundays.
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Wilson Creek Wild and Scenic River
A Wild and Scenic River located in Pisgah National Forest.
Category: Collettsville National Park near Lenoir, North Carolina
Description of this Lenoir area Attraction: Designated as a “Wild and Scenic River”, Wilson Creek offers one of the most scenic wilderness areas. Residents and visitors can enjoy swimming, kayaking, fishing, camping, and hiking. Wilson Creek is nestled along the Grandfather Ranger District of the Pisgah National Forest. Dispersed primitive camping is allowed throughout the forested area, staying at least 100 feet from any water. Camping is allowed on Pisgah National Forest land only! Camping on private property is prohibited. There are several campgrounds in the area. Wilson Creek is one of the best fishing destinations in the region. The Wilson Creek Gorge to Brown Mountain Beach sometimes has class III, IV, and V rapids, which often has many dramatic drops and is quite challenging. The area has a visitor/education center to promote the outstanding values of Wilson Creek.
The center is open from April 1 – May 31 (10:00 am to 4:00 pm – Sunday 1 to 4);
June 1 – August 31 ( 10:00 am to 6:00 pm – Sunday 1 to 6);
September 1 – November 30 (10:00 am – 4:00 pm—Sunday 1 to 4).
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