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Charlotte North Carolina has been a home and settlement to thousands of people for centuries and the Charlotte Museum of History has documented much of this history. The museum offers visitors an in-depth look into the lives and of settlers in the area from the ancient Native American tribes to the European travelers looking for a new land. The museum has three separate galleries devoted to the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries and each highlight the historical facts of each period. The Lassiter Research Library is located in the museum and contains a vast collection of historical documents and books that offer visitors a look into the local family histories on a more personal level.
Just outside the Charlotte Museum of History, you will find the Hezekiah Alexander House. The home was built in the 1770s by Hezekiah Alexander, a prominent local citizen of the Charlotte area, and is made entirely of rock. Tour guides wearing period costumes offer tours of the house and surrounding grounds throughout the week.
The Mint Museum of Art once belonged to the United States Mint, creating millions of dollars in gold coins in the early 1800s. This remarkable landmark renovated in the 1930s and made into a North Carolina?€?s first art museum. The museum houses art from America and throughout the world, offering nearly 30,000 pieces in their ever-expanding exhibits.
The Charlotte Nature Museum, located near Freedom Park in Charlotte offers visitors the opportunity to explore wildlife native to the area. The museum includes interactive workshops throughout the week and has many programs aimed at educating children on wildlife preservation.
When visiting historic Charlotte a trip to one of the local plantations in is order. Historic Rosedale is one of the community?€?s most well preserved specimens of plantation life in the early 1800s. Built in 1815 by the prominent Frew family, the house is a classic example of architecture common to the period. Tours are offered of the main house and surrounding gardens as well as some of the remaining outbuildings.
A favorite attraction for travelers and local alike is the Carolinas Historic Aviation Commission and Museum. The museum is located in a local hanger at Charlotte?€?s first airport and offers a look into the history of aviation in the North Carolina area. Exhibits include a remarkable collection of rare aircrafts, with special attention paid to military aircrafts as well as air shows. The museum?€?s focus is the preservation of historical planes as well as educating visitors on the local history of aviation.
The Levine Museum of the New South has a unique approach to history. The museum is devoted to life in Charlotte and the surrounding areas during the years following the Civil War. Remarkable exhibits throughout the museum follow the lives of local citizens rebuilding a war-torn southern community. The changes wrought by the Civil War and how the war helped shape present day Charlotte are demonstrated via relics and historical documents as well as interactive tours.
Whether you are touring a historic plantation or studying the local wildlife at the Natural History Museum, a visit to one of Charlotte historic sites offers a chance to explore life in this southern community past and present.
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