Topics Related to Historic Preservation

National Register Adds North Carolina Historic Place

The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is pleased to announce that one additional individual property has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.

CSS Neuse Museum is Certified Sensory Inclusive

The CSS Neuse Museum has partnered with non-profit organization KultureCity to provide a sensory inclusive experience for all museum programs and events.

State Historic Preservation Office Begins McDowell County Comprehensive Architectural Survey with Grant Funds from National Park Service

McDowell County has been chosen as the subject of a comprehensive survey of historic buildings and landscapes planned from 2022-24.

**POSTPONED** Groundbreaking ceremony for new visitor center, archaeology lab to be held Thursday, Nov. 10, at Fort Fisher

**NOTE: This event has been postponed**

National Register Adds Four North Carolina Historic Places

The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is pleased to announce that two districts and two individual properties across the state have been added to the National Register of Historic Places.

State Capitol to Host Public Listening Sessions for New Website on Slavery

The North Carolina State Capitol is seeking community input through a series of listening sessions as the historic site prepares to launch a new digital humanities initiative, currently titled “From Naming to Knowing: Uncovering Slavery at the North Carolina State Capitol.” The project names over

President James K. Polk State Historic Site Receives Technology Award

The Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) has awarded the President James K.

State Capitol to Host Living History Weekend with U.S. Colored Troops Reenactment Group

The North Carolina State Capitol historic site will host a weekend of living history demonstrating the lives of Black soldiers after the Civil War.

Brunswick Town Fort Anderson to Receive Federal Preservation Grant

A North Carolina state historic site, one of the earliest places of American Revolutionary War resistance against the British, was recently selected to receive federal preservation grant funding.

‘Taken Shelter in Fort Dobbs’ Living History Event

Living history returns to Fort Dobbs with a June 25 event.

In 1759, war suddenly broke out between British colonists and the indigenous Cherokee of western North Carolina. Fort Dobbs, in present-day Statesville, provided shelter to civilians seeking refuge from the violence.