House-In-the-Horseshoe — Attraction in Sanford

After visiting the Moores Creek Historic battle site, I have been on an adventure to visit as many revolutionary war sites in the old north state as possible. A short hour drive from my house and I was there. The grounds are beautiful, and as I stood under one of the crepe myrtle trees, there were so many bees. The buzzing was so loud that it seemed like the tree was going to take off. A wonderful sound. The museum is small but had some nice displays. In order to get into the house, you'll need to go on the tour; it's $2. Certainly not going to break the bank. There were two of us on the tour, and our guide focused more on the supporting characters in the events like Temperance Alston. It is suspected that she died in the house, and I hope that they find her burial site. It would make for another glimpse into the history. I got to the house at about 9:40 am. and had to wait until the first tour at 11 am. It was all right as the heat of the day hadn't started yet.

The sheer amount of bullet holes in the walls was staggering. There is one that you can see from inside to the out.

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It was small but nice. Lovely old house built on the top of a hill in the middle of the countryside. A cotton barn has been turned into a one room museum that has clothes that kids can dress up in and books to read to them. A small house up the road a couple hundred feet is the ranger house and gift shop. There are a few picnic tables out front in case you visit in nice weather. NC Governor Williams is buried here with his wife. It's all very historic. I didn't find it very welcoming to children. At least I could tell that the people working on the rainy day that I was there did not really relate well to children. There is a bathroom in the museum building that is handicap accessible. And a solid brick walkway to the front of the house so that a walk or wheelchair to that point would be easy to get to. But of course, as all old houses do, this one has several stairs up the front that must be climbed to get into the house. Visiting without entering the house including the museum is free. The tour costs only $2 and only happens at specific times of the day, even if it's a rainy day. The tour star times are...

My wife and I saw the sign on US HWY 421 and decided on a whim to go see the site. We were very pleasantly surprised to find a gem of history in this part of NC. The house is well-maintained and has a bit of history from the Revolutionary period that we were unaware of. Our visit gave us an insight into the personal lives of people living at the time and what they experienced as a result of the Revolution that was sweeping the country. The young woman who gave us our tour was extremely well versed in the story of Philip and Temperance Alston and their run-in with Col Fanning and the wartime action that resulted. The staff was most helpful, knowledgeable and...