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Hickory Ridge History Museum is a cool place in Boone, North Carolina, where you can learn all about the Colonial era. It's right next to the Horn In The West Outdoor Drama, which is a play about local history. The museum's motto is "Keeping Yesterday For Tomorrow," meaning they want to preserve history for future generations.

This museum is run by a group called the Southern Appalachian Historical Association. They are a non-profit organization, which means they use any money they make to help the museum grow and teach more people, instead of making a profit for owners.

Discovering Hickory Ridge History Museum

The Hickory Ridge History Museum lets you step back in time. It's like a small village with six old cabins. These cabins are filled with real items and furniture from the past. It helps you see how people lived long ago.

Step Back in Time: Historic Cabins

Each cabin at the museum tells a different story.

  • The oldest cabin is called the Tatum Cabin. It was first built in a town called Todd, North Carolina. This cabin is from around the time the American Revolution ended. The American Revolution was a big war where the American colonies fought for their independence from Great Britain.
  • Another cabin is the Coffey House. This one dates back to the early 1800s.
  • There's also a cabin built during the 1930s by a group called the WPA (Works Progress Administration).
  • One cabin is even set up like an old tavern, where people used to gather and eat.

Life in Colonial Times: Hands-On Activities

The people who work at the museum dress up in clothes from the Colonial era. They teach you about the old buildings and show you what life was like for settlers. You can see many interesting activities, such as:

  • Spinning thread and weaving cloth.
  • Cooking traditional food over an open fire, just like they did hundreds of years ago.
  • Watching a blacksmith work with metal.
  • Learning about tomahawk throwing.
  • Making candles by dipping them.
  • Seeing demonstrations of black-powder guns.
  • Learning about basket weaving.

It's a great way to experience history firsthand and see how people lived without all the modern technology we have today!

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