The lilting tones of the dulcimer, the buzz of bees and the chugging of antique farm tractors will be the symphony for Farm Day, Saturday, June 11, at Gov. Charles B.Aycock State Historic Site. The free program will celebrate 19th century farm heritage from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Vintage farm equipment will be displayed by the Eastern Carolina Vintage Farm Equipment Club andthe Waterbound Dulcimers will share folk music throughout the day. The Beekeepers of the Neuse and the Lucama Lions Club will have displays of hives and honey. Snacks will be for sale.
Found off the beaten path 2 miles south of Fremont, the Governor Charles B. Aycock Birthplace historic site features a mid-19th century farmstead that includes a house, kitchen and outbuildings. Period pieces furnish the house and an 1893 one room schoolhouse moved to the site represents the grassroots statewide educational revival led by Gov. Aycock after his election in 1900.
For additional information, please call (919) 242-5581 or email aycock@ncdcr.gov. To reach the site, please take U.S. 117 north 9 miles from Goldsboro or U.S. 117 south 14 miles from Wilson. Turn right from Goldsboro, or left from Wilson, onto Gov. Aycock Road. The historic site is 1.5 miles on the right. From I-95, take the U.S. 301 exit at Kenly, then take highway 222 east for 10 miles to Fremont and turn right onto U.S. 117. Travel 2 miles and turn left onto Gov. Aycock Road.
Gov. Charles B. Aycock Birthplace is part of the Division of State Historic Sites within the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.