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Mountain Gateway Museum


category : Museums
Displays showcase mountain lifestyle and history from the earliest original inhabitants through the settlement period and into the twentieth century. Museum highlights include an introductory video presentation, self-guided tours, living history exhibits, collections of photographs, tools, and housewares. Muse programs are featured several times a year and the Pioneer Day festival is held on the grounds. The site also houses two 1800s log cabins, an outdoor amphitheater and a picnic area along the banks of Mill Creek.




Address:
102 Water St.
Old Fort, NC 28762
Phone: (828)668-9259
Our Email: terrell.finley@ncmail.net
Our Website:www.mcdowellnc.org

Come visit us in Old Fort, North Carolina

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Andrews Geyser

Popular streamside wooded picnic area alongside national forest service lands. In 1885

Old Fort, NC Historical Markers


Catawba Falls Campground

RV and tent camping and cabin rentals. Close to waterfalls and hiking. Open year-round, located in the mountains of western NC. Features restrooms, playground, fishing pond, stocked river, camp store, mountain crafts. WIFI available.

Old Fort, NC Campgrounds

Old Fort Golf Course

Course Access: Semi-Private
Holes: 9
Reserve Advance Tee Times:

Old Fort, NC Golf Courses


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