Carroll County Historical Society and Museum — Attraction in Hillsville

Very cool look back in time at the history of this area and the people who helped make it. Extremely interesting exhibits relating to the Hillsville Courthouse Massacre, the "Allen Clan" and the events that led up to it. This was an unexpected but quite intriguing story that we first heard of at the museum but held our attention for a couple of hours. It's worth the price of admission(which is free by the way, but there is a donation box) on it's own but there are also other interesting exhibits relating to the Civil War, American Indians, pioneer life, coal mining, etc. This place is definitely a great way to explore the stories and culture of...

The museum staff members are courteous and helpful. They are saturated with facts from their own research and hard work in restoring the Allen House. In addition to the museum, they have a reading area in the back of the museum full of newspaper clippings filed according to topics that provide researchers at any level and incite into past, present, and future trends in Carroll County. It is beyond good they are out of...

One of the finest small museums we've ever visited. An old log cabin reassembled inside the courthouse, great collections of Native American artifacts and minerals, a hand-carved diorama of the 1912 Courthouse Massacre, many pieces of the amazing marquetry items made by Sidna Allen while in prison, and much...