From the North Carolina Dept. of Natural & Cultural Resources – Western Office
“North Carolina in the Great War” opening at the Western Office
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – “North Carolina in the Great War” continues to be on exhibit at the Western Office North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources in Asheville through November 18. Hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The exhibit is free and open to the public.
North Carolinians contributed to the wartime effort in many ways, ranging from women serving as nurses in military hospitals, to the production of artillery shells in Raleigh and ships in Wilmington. By the end of the war over 480,000 men from North Carolina had registered for service, and thousands of Americans were sent to convalesce in one of western North Carolina’s U.S. Army Hospitals. This traveling exhibit that documents our state’s contributions to the war effort will include photographs and artifacts from several local history museums including the History Museum of Burke County, Museum of Ashe County History and the Presbyterian Heritage Center at Montreat.
The Western Office of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is located at 176 Riceville Road, Asheville, N.C. For additional information about the exhibition and lecture programs, please call (828) 296-7230, email jeff.futch@ncdcr.gov, or visit http://www.ncdcr.gov/westernoffice.
About the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
The N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (NCDNCR) is the state agency with a vision to be the leader in using the state’s natural and cultural resources to build the social, cultural, educational and economic future of North Carolina. Led by Secretary Susan Kluttz, NCDNCR’s mission is to improve the quality of life in our state by creating opportunities to experience excellence in the arts, history, libraries and nature in North Carolina by stimulating learning, inspiring creativity, preserving the state’s history, conserving the state’s natural heritage, encouraging recreation and cultural tourism, and promoting economic development.
NCDNCR includes 27 historic sites, seven history museums, two art museums, two science museums, three aquariums and Jennette’s Pier, 39 state parks and recreation areas, the N.C. Zoo, the nation’s first state-supported Symphony Orchestra, the State Library, the State Archives, the N.C. Arts Council, the State Preservation Office and the Office of State Archaeology, along with the Clean Water Management Trust Fund and the Natural Heritage Program. For more information, please call (919) 807-7300 or visit www.ncdcr.gov.
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