For more than a thousand years, Indians lived an agricultural life on the lands that became known as North Carolina. About the 11th century A.D., a new cultural tradition emerged in the Pee Dee River Valley. That new culture, called ‘’Pee Dee’’ by archaeologists, was part of a widespread tradition known as ‘’South Appalachian Mississippian.’’ Throughout Georgia, South Carolina, eastern Tennessee, western North Carolina, and the southern North Carolina Piedmont, the new culture gave rise to complex societies. These inhabitants built earthen mounds for their spiritual and political leaders, engaged in widespread trade, supported craft specialists, and celebrated a new kind of religion. Town Creek, situated on Little River (a tributary of the Great Pee Dee in central North Carolina), has been the focus of a consistent program of archaeological research under one director for more than half a century.
Other Area Attractions
Carolinas Golf Association Hall of History
Bethesda Church & Cemetery
Carolina Cinemas Sandhills 10 Theater
House in the Horseshoe
Sunrise Theater
Sandhills Woman’s Exchange
Cameron Historic District
Starworks
Old Sport & Gallery
Sandhills Horticultural Gardens
James Rogers McConnell AIR Museum
Museum of NC Traditional Pottery
Malcolm Blue Farm
PowerHouse Indoor Batting
Reverie Hill Farm
Red’s Corner
Landmarks and Legacies Mural
Sandhills Trolley
Design Market Service
BHAWK- Brad Halling American Whiskey Ko.
Airborne & Special Operations Museum
North Carolina Pottery Center
National Railroad Museum and Hall of Fame, INC in Hamlet, NC
A Step In Time Walking Tours
Shaw House Properties
Walthour-Moss Foundation
North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame
North Carolina Zoological Park
Aberdeen Railroad Museum & Railroad Club
Carthage Museum
Discovery Place Kids
Pinehurst Picnic Co.
Tufts Archives
Bryant House & McLendon Cabin
Hammer & Stain Southern Pines
The Old Hardware -Antiques
Carolina Horse Park
Taxidermy Hall of Fame of NC
Rankin Museum of American Heritage in Ellerbe, NC
The Fair Barn
Aberdeen Fear Factory
Wee Pines at Olmsted Village
Lazy Fox Lavender Farm
Rec Room Bar + Arcade
James Creek Cider House