James Knox Polk, our nation's 11th president, was born in 1795 on a 150-acre farm of gently rolling hills worked by his parents. A memorial to him is located on part of these lands. While not original, the log buildings and furnishings you’ll find there are period pieces dating from the early 1800s. When James was 11, the family sold the homestead (by then it was over 450 acres) and moved west to join his grandfather in Tennessee.

Andrew Jackson State Park. This 360-acre park, in nearby Lancaster, South Carolina, was set up in 1952 to honor our nation's seventh president, Andrew Jackson. Within it, you will find a museum with small gift shop, two 1-mile nature trails, a replica 18th century schoolhouse, fishing lake, campground, amphitheater, meeting house, and two picnic shelters. The museum also contains four exhibit rooms that reveal colonial life in South Carolina's backcountry: a dining room, bedroom, textile room, and early implements. On the grounds you can view a bronze sculpture of the young Andrew Jackson by Anna Hyatt Huntington.  [Top]

Carolina Historic Aviation Commission & Museum. Located at the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, the Carolinas Historic Aviation Commission was founded in 1991, with the purpose of preserving the aviation history of North and South Carolina. The Commission operates the Carolinas Aviation Museum, where the following historic aircraft have been preserved and maintained in flying condition for future generations: Piedmont Airlines Douglas DC-3, US Army Grumman OV-1D Mohawk 62-5890, and US Army Grumman OV-1D Mohawk 62-5874.  [Top]

Charlotte Museum of History. The Museum's collection is composed of over 10,000 American historical objects, papers and photographs, many on display in the historic buildings and museum exhibits. The museum’s 1774 Hezekiah Alexander House is fully restored and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The 6,240 sq. ft. colonial two-story home with a full attic and cellar is made of local stone. The property's original two-story stone springhouse was rebuilt in the 1970s, and in the 1980s, a detached split-log kitchen was added.  [Top]