Enos Slaughter wasn't a man who did what you expected. Born in Person County in 1916 he could've easily resigned himself to life working in a tobacco field. Instead, he turned his ambition and talents toward professional baseball. It was on this kind of field that he became legend. In 1938 Enos…
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TiTANIC Exhibit April 15, 1912 was a cold Monday that marked Oscar Scott Woody's 41st birthday. But this year there would be no celebration. No cake. No party favors. His wife of 18 months was back in North Carolina while he was somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic sorting mail. Just a month…
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At the Person County Museum of History, you'll find maps, documents, drawings and photos that depict more than 400 years of Native American history. The tribe at the heart of this story is the Sappony. The first mention of the Sappony dates to 1607. Identified as the Monassukapanough by Captain John…
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At the Person County Museum of History, it's our job to find and catalog the stories of people in our community who have made a difference. That includes Judy Henry, G.L. Harper and Leonidas Barry. All three of these Person County natives, in their own way, helped provide the spark that ignited the…
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Tour the Private Home of a Revolutionary War Patriot Born the seventeenth son of a distinguished Colonel, young Stephen Moore lived a life unlike most in any era, let alone the late 1700s. Known as a soldier, leader, landowner, businessman, prisoner, Congressman, father and ultimately homesteader…
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When your river-front gardens are so welcoming and well-tended that even wandering cats drop in and decide to never leave, you know you're onto something special. That's just what you'll find at the magical gardens of Jim Phillips and Rudy Riggs. These highly regarded horticulturalists and Person…
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