Learn about the life, music, and home of the legendary Earl Scruggs, who pioneered and popularized a banjo picking style that set the standard for bluegrass banjo players.
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Archives for Exhibits
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Ben Long Fresco
Near the Old Wilkes Jail, two frescoes in the common area of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church depict Biblical stories about the life of St. Paul. Part of the Benjamin F. Long IV Fresco Trail.
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Old Wilkes Jail
Tom “Dooley” Dula, the subject of the well-known folksong, was one of many colorful characters to be incarcerated in the historic 19th century jail, part of the Wilkes Heritage Museum.
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Historic Earle Theatre
The theatre is home of the Merry-Go-Round, the second longest currently running live radio program in the nation, and the Old-Time Music Heritage Hall.
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Joara and Catawba Meadows Native American Villages
An outdoor living history exhibit in Catawba Meadows Park tells of 16th century Native American life in North Carolina’s western Piedmont.
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Gardens of the Blue Ridge
The oldest licensed plant nursery in North Carolina, Gardens of the Blue Ridge supplies wildflowers and native plants to customers in the U. S. and around the world.
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The Crossnore Communities for Children Ben Long Fresco
Suffer the Little Children depicts this Biblical story in the chapel at The Crossnore School, a residential foster care home. Part of the Benjamin F. Long IV Fresco Trail.
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