Textile Heritage Museum — Attraction in North Carolina

My family and I went on a Sunday afternoon and had the best time! Our two boys (10 and 5) are home-schooled so we treated it as an educational field trip. There is so much to see and learn about, not just about the area's textiles and the equipment, but about life during the height of the mills, in the late 1800s. I thought my boys would be bored, particularly the five year old, but they really loved it and have asked to go back. The two wonderful ladies working there took ample time to show my boys everything and were totally knowledgeable about the era and the equipment. It was a...

This museum is so far a "potential museum" in what used to be the store and office of the former mill. Fun to look at the old contents of the store. The elderly people who took care of this place are getting older, so the park service is taking care of it.

In the hands of expert museum managers, this could be a wonderful museum about textile in the entire state. I stumbled upon it thru Google. I'm glad I went. I enjoyed the drive to the museum. Enjoyed chatting with the park ranger. Check it...

Very interesting about the history of North Carolina textile industry. It has equipment that was used, and what they made. Also how they lived then. There are several buildings to visit with beautiful setting near the river. Donations accepted and highly deserved. The gift shop has a lot of interesting items too, such as books about...