Currituck County inmates in the pre-Civil War era were unlikely to escape from the County Jail, with its massive 32-inch thick brick walls.

and Living History Museum Watch today’s Cherokee practice the ancient crafts of making hull canoes, pottery, masks, baskets and beadwork. Also see how they lived and practiced medicine in the mountains of eighteenth century North Carolina.

In 1911 The State created Avery County from Watauga and Mitchell County as the 100th and last county in North Carolina.

Macon County’s Historic Old Jail pre-dates the Civil War and is still in use today as home to the Franklin Gem & Mineral Museum...