NC Museum of History
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The official account of the North Carolina Museum of History, a @Smithsonian Affiliate. Phone: 919-814-7000. #NCMOH
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In honor of the #firstdayofwinter , here’s a throwback to the 'Great Snow of 1899' on Fayetteville Street in Raleigh, North Carolina! ❄️
Raleigh citizens shoveled snow after 17.7 inches were dropped from February 11-13, 1899.
#OnThisDay in 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright flew the #first successful, heavier-than-air powered aircraft, about four miles south of Kitty Hawk, NC! #FirstInFlight
Photo credit: NC Archives
Spend an afternoon with the Raleigh Flute Choir on Dec. 17 starting at 3 p.m. at NC Museum of History. They will perform lively holiday arrangements! We're looking forward to the musical telling of The Night Before Christmas!
More information and tickets: ncmuseumofhistory.org/news/events/ra…
#OnThisDay in 1957 Food Lion first opened in Salisbury, North Carolina and was originally called 'Food Town.' bit.ly/3PhYcR6