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February One Monument honoring the four NC A&T freshmen who led the first lunch counter sit-in in Greensboro.e7bcc386.jpg)
"Unto These Hills" drama depicting the story of the Cherokee People.96b8db2a.jpg)
Tryon Palace, North Carolina's first capitol, in New Bern.4c48eef7.jpg)
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site in Flat Rock.8e360eaa.jpg)
Wright Brothers National Memorial on the Outer Banks.e71c7c0b.jpg)
Sit-In Counter at International Civil Rights Center Museum in Greensboro.5e6c9073.jpg)
Biltmore, the country's largest private residence, in Asheville.b62c277f.jpg)
A taxi in historic Edenton.6c6a6729.jpg)
Winkler Bakery in Winston-Salem is the oldest continually operating bakery in the countryPlan a visit to North Carolina’s oldest places to experience something new. Walk in the footsteps of Vanderbilt, Hemingway, and Washington at our historic sites and homes, stand in the place the sit-in movement began, pause in the ancestral home of the Cherokee or spread your wings where the Wright brothers first flew. And as America prepares to commemorate 250 years in 2026, join the exploration of pivotal events, milestones and voices that shaped our state and country, from the Halifax Resolves to the Civil Rights Movement and beyond.
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