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powered by FreeFind	North Carolina Asheville Colburn Gem and Mineral Museum Address Asheville NC Phone Web Site www.main.nc.us/colburn Description Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Natural History Field of Study/Science Facility Minerals Estes-Winn Antique Automobile Museum 111 Grovewood Road Asheville NC 28804 Phone 704 253-7651 Web Site www.automuseum.com/ESTESmuse.html Description 30 Cars, on grounds of Biltmore Homespun Shops Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Automotive
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	North Carolina Beaufort North Carolina Maritime Museum 315 Front Street Beaufort NC 28516 Phone 252 728-7317 Web Site www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/maritime Description natural & maritime history, ship models Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Maritime Building Type Ship Collection G-M Models Collection N-Z Shells Last changed: 11/18/2002	Google
Search this site	NC Charlotte Charlotte Nature Museum 1658 Sterling Road Charlotte NC Phone 704 372-6261 Web Site http://www.discoveryplace.org/naturemuseum.asp Toll Free 800 935-0553 E-mail mailto:info@discoveryplace.org Description native animals, nature nook, butterflies, Insect Alley, PawPaw Trail, nature dome with Grandpa Tree Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Natural History Nature of Group Animals New or Updated: 10/15/2006 North Carolina Cherryville C Grier Beam Truck Museum 111 North Mountain Street Cherryville NC Phone 704 435-3072 Alt Phone 704 435-3426 Web Site http://www.beamtruckmuseum.com/index.htm Alt Web http://www.gastongazette.com/answerbook/Wheretogo/Wheretogo.htm Description holds trucks back to 1927 - founded by Carolina Freight Carriers Corporation Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Automotive Building Type Store Collection N-Z Trucks
	NC Fayetteville Airborne and Special Operations Museum 100 Bragg Boulevard PO Box 89 Fayetteville NC 28302 Phone 910 483-3003 Web Site http://www.asomf.org/index.php E-mail mailto:info@asomf.org Alt Web http://asomf.org Description Airborne and Special Operations from 1940 to present Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Military Nature of Group or Site Unit New or Updated: 8/20/2005 NC Franklin Scottish Tartans Museum Center 86 East Main Street Franklin NC 28734 Phone 828 524-7472 Web Site http://www.scottishtartans.org/museum.html Description evolution of the kilt, over 500 tartans, weaving, Highland dress Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus History Resource Industry /Profession Textiles Collection A-F Costume Collection N-Z Tartan Group Identity British Isles New or Updated: 12/15/2003 NC Harkers Island Core Sound Waterfowl Museum 1785 Island Road PO Box 556 Harkers Island NC 28531 Phone 252 728-1500 Web Site http://www.coresound.com/ E-mail mailto:museum@coresound.com Alt Web Description handmade working decoys by local carvers -- demonstrations in summer Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Natural History Field of Study/Science Facility Birds Collection A-F Decoys New or Updated: 10/29/2004
	NC Lake Junaluska World Methodist Museum 575 Lakehore Dr PO Box 518 Lake Junaluska NC 28745 Phone 828 456-9432 Web Site http://www.worldmethodistcouncil.org/museumtour.html Alt Web http://blue.dcr.state.nc.us/servlet/ascwg/search?ss=no&qry=county&tm1=Haywood Description John Wesley & Wesley family in America Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Religion New or Updated: 4/5/2005
	NC Lowell Museum of Automobile History PO Box 427 Lowell NC 28098 Phone Web Site http://www.themuseumofautomobilehistory.com/ Description CLOSED, info on web site, moved from Syracuse NY Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Automobiles Collection N-Z Vehicles New or Updated: 12/13/2005 NC Maggie Valley Wheels Through Time PO Box 790 Maggie Valley NC 28751 Phone 828 926-6266 Web Site http://www.wheelsthroughtime.com/ E-mail mailto:info@wheelsthroughtime.com, wheels@wheelsthroughtime.com Description 250 antique motorcycles, automobiles, memorabilia and art works Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Automotive Collection G-M Motorcycles New or Updated: 11/23/2004 NC Manteo Wright Brothers National Memorial 1401 National Park Drive Manteo NC 27954 Phone 252 441-7430 Alt Phone 252 473-2111 Web Site http://www.nps.gov/wrbr/ Alt Web http://www.outerbanks.com/wrightbrothers/ Description location of the first successful powered flight, visitor center looks out at site of flight, holds reproductions of wind tunnel, 1902 glider, 1903 Flyer; reproduction of Wright camp buildings Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Aviation New or Updated: 3/25/2005
	North Carolina Mecklenburg James K Polk Memorial State Historic Site USA 521 PO Box 475 Mecklenburg NC 28134 Phone 704 889-7145 Web Site www.picnic.lib.nc.us/branch/main/carolina/polk.htm Description visitor center and reconstructed log buildings at childhood home of James Polk Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus President Nature of Group or Site Government Field of Study/Science Facility Politics
	NC Mt Airy Visitor's Center 615 N Main Street Mt Airy NC 27030 Phone 336 789-4636 Web Site http://visitmountairy.com/ Toll Free 800 576-0231 E-mail mailto:visitandy@tcia.net Alt Web http://www.visitmayberry.com/mountairynorthcarolina.asp?BusinessCategoryID=1 Description Andy Griffith memorabilia in the orginal "Mayberry", Siamese Twins Eng & Chang, Donna Fargo & Tommy Jarrell Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Famous People New or Updated: 4/8/2005 NC Nags Head Rearview Mirror Museum 300 East Baltic Avenue Nags Head NC 27959 Phone 919 441-4493 Alt Phone 919 441-1132 Web Site *** Toll Free 800 368-8085 Description Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Automotive New or Updated:** 07/22/2003
	North Carolina Raleigh Legends of Harley Drag Racing Museum 1126 South Saunders Street Raleigh NC Phone 919 832-2261 Web Site http://www.rayprice.com/ Toll Free 800 39HARLEY Description six decades of motorcycles, famous drag racers --located in dealership of drag racing champion Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Automotive Nature of Group or Site Hall of Fame
	North Carolina Waxhaw Andrew Jackson Memorial Museum of the Waxhaws NC 75 E PO Box 7 Waxhaw NC 28173 Phone 704 843-1832 Web Site Description celebrates Andrew Jackson's birth nearby and local history Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus President Nature of Group or Site Government Field of Study/Science Facility Politics Group Identity Native American
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