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Lenoir, NC 28645
(828) 758-4004
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History The Caldwell County Historical Society was organized in 1949 and chartered as a non-profit corporation on July 3, 1950. The purpose as stated in the charter is: "¿¿¿to investigate and
Hours of Operation:
Until 4:30 P.m. Tuesday Through Friday
Business Categories:
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History The Caldwell County Historical Society was organized in 1949 and chartered as a non-profit corporation on July 3, 1950. The purpose as stated in the charter is: "¿¿¿to investigate and
study
the
history
of
Caldwell
County,
provide
for
collecting
of
information
relevant
thereto
protect
and
display
archival
documents,
records,
artifacts
mark
and
preserve
historic
sites
and
buildings
own,
lease,
operate,
or
sell
real
or
personal
property,
publish
and
sell
a
history
or
other
works
of
interest
to
citizens
of
Caldwell
County."
The
first
president
of
the
group
was
Mrs.
W.
I.
Pitts.
One
of
the
first
items
of
business
for
the
group
in
1949
was
to
find
a
location
for
a
museum.
They
were
unsuccessful
at
that
time.
But
they
never
stopped
trying.
At
various
times,
a
building
was
selected,
but
a
museum
never
seemed
to
materialize.
Nancy
Alexander,
who
for
many
years
wrote
the
local
history
column
for
the
News-Topic
as
well
as
Here
Will
I
Dwell
and
other
material
to
preserve
the
history
of
our
county
used
her
newspaper
column
from
time
to
time
to
encourage
the
formation
of
a
museum
in
her
home
county.
The
dream
lay
dormant,
sometimes
for
long
periods
of
time.
On
October
17,
1986,
Wylmoth
Jenkins,
who
was
president
of
the
historical
society
at
that
time,
led
a
group
who
went
before
the
Caldwell
County
School
Board
and
asked
for
the
last
remaining
Davenport
College
building
that
was
no
longer
being
used.
The
college
has
ceased
to
exist
in
1933,
and
the
property
had
been
purchased
by
the
Lenoir
City
School
system,
and
it
had
become
a
part
of
the
Caldwell
County
Schools
with
the
merger
of
the
Lenoir
City
School
System
with
the
Caldwell
County
School
system
in
1974.
The
school
board
agreed
to
lease
the
building
to
the
building
to
the
historical
society
for
$1.00
per
year.
Dr.
Jack
Church,
a
member
of
the
school
board
at
the
time,
donated
the
first
$1.00.
In
April
of
1990,
a
multi-phased
restoration
project
was
inaugurated
and
executed
in
five
phases
with
the
last
phase
being
completed
in
2000.
The
restoration
project
was
spearheaded
by
Bill
Stronach,
Volunteer
Museum
Director,
who
supervised
the
actual
work.
George
Robbins
served
as
his
able
assistant
and
did
much
of
the
manual
work.
The
museum
opened
to
the
public
in
1991.
Nancy
Alexander,
who
died
in
1990,
lived
to
see
the
museum
taking
shape,
but
many
others,
like
Mrs.
Pitts,
died
before
their
dream
began
to
be
realized.
Fortunately
Wylmoth
Jenkins
is
still
able
to
be
involved
in
the
activities
of
the
Caldwell
County
Historical
Society
and
the
Heritage
Museum.
The
museum's
space
is
being
utilized
for
a
chronological
history
of
Caldwell
County
from
pre-colonial
days
until
the
present.
There
is
a
time
line
that
shows
something
of
what
life
was
like
in
our
area
in
the
pioneer,
Revolutionary,
early
National
Period,
the
Civil
War
era,
the
Reconstruction
time
until
the
present.
Among
the
articles
are
Native
American
spears
and
arrow
points,
early
maps,
grants,
and
deeds.
There
is
also
have
information
and
pictures
on
the
formation
of
Caldwell
County
and
the
establishment
of
the
town
of
Lenoir
as
the
county
seat.
The
museum
also
has
several
special
interest
collections:
medical,
music,
military,
cameras,
and
Oriental
art.
The
purpose
of
the
museum
is
to
preserve
the
history
of
Caldwell
County
for
future
generations.
The
museum
is
located
at
112
Vaiden
Street,
Lenoir,
behind
the
Davenport
School.
The
current
hours
are
from
10
a.m.
until
4:30
p.m.
Tuesday
through
Friday
and
10
a.m.
until
3
p.m.
on
Saturday.
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