This museum's collection of local artifacts gives a great sense of Charlotte's past, but kids are drawn more to the museum's "backyard." The American Freedom Bell, the largest bell at ground level in America, is a hit with kids, who love feeling its powerful vibrations with their hands. Wooded paths lead to the Hezekiah Alexander House, the oldest house in Mecklenburg County. Costumed docents provide
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The Charlotte Museum of History offers audience-focused programs and exhibits, based on the people, buildings, stories and objects spanning the region's history, while providing an historic context for understanding how conditions and decisions of the past impact the region today and shape its future. - Includes the Alexander Hezekiah Homesite
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This site includes a regional history museum displaying artifacts from Charlotte, North Carolina, and the oldest house in Mecklenburg County, the 1774 Hezekiah Alexander Homesite. The Charlotte Museum of History and Hezekiah Alexander Homesite comprise multiple venues on an eight-acre wooded campus in east Charlotte. The oldest structure, and the reason for the museum"s location, is the Hezekiah Alexander
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Satisfy the curious minds of your grandchildren at this museum all about their town. Built around Hezekiah Alexander's home site, erected in 1774, these grounds feature the American Freedom Bell and five galleries within the museum. There is a lovely picnic area on the grounds; pack some sandwiches and enjoy dining outdoors after you view three centuries of artifacts. Special events are also offered
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info@charlottemuseum.org Business: (704)568-1774
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Take a step back in time with a guided or self-guided tour of the museum and Hezekiah Alexander Homesite. Experience Charlotte?s past as a costumed docent takes you back to the eighteenth century. Guided tours of the homesite are available daily at 1:15pm and 3:15pm. Tours are limited to 20 people. Please register at the desk when you arrive at the museum, as tours are first come, first serve. Groups
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Visit the oldest existing home in Mecklenburg County, the Revolutionary War-era home (c. 1774) of Hezekiah Alexander. Museum features exhibits of local interest, a gift shop and nearly 15,000 artifacts in their collection.
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Located on a beautiful 8 acre park-like setting, the Charlotte Museum of History has been called "the most entertaining one-stop, two-hour history lesson in the Piedmont." The museum offers a comprehensive look at life in the Charlotte region from the Revoultionary War times to the present. Four galleries lead visitors from the early settlement days to the first U.S. gold rush, to the dark days of
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