The "Civil War" exhibit is a classic collection of weapons, as well as essentials for life in the camps of soldiers awaiting battle.   There is a rare  collection of  tin types of Union General Burnside and some of his family members.

"Old Farm Tools" is a classic collection of tools used in everyday life:  from items made solely of wood, to later ones manufactured from metal.

Turpentine" was the major industry in North Carolina until the 1880's.  This exhibit houses the most well preserved, 500 gallon turpentine still in the south.  The tools and materials used in the collection of the raw material are also displayed.

A collection of 19th century patent medicines and  medical instruments are displayed in our "Rural Medicine" exhibit.  Most of the items here are from Richmond and Montgomery Counties.