Davidson's Fort, Old Fort

#4 among attractions in Old Fort

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Davidson's Fort is a private nonprofit historical site and education based re-enactment monument of an 18th-century fort in Old Fort, North Carolina. Along with annual Civil War Days, the fort also offers bi-monthly events such as militia musters, as well as always offering an educational view into the daily lives of the early European pioneers that settled in McDowell County and western North Carolina. ()

Coordinates: 35°37'38"N, 82°10'44"W

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Old Fort United States

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Davidson's Fort – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Catawba Falls, Mountain Gateway Museum and Heritage Center, Arrowhead Monument.

4.1 miSW
Natural attraction, Park, Waterfall
Catawba Falls, Old Fort
104 min walk • Catawba Falls is a series of waterfalls on the headwaters of the Catawba River, in McDowell County, near Old Fort, North Carolina.
~560 ftW
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Mountain Gateway Museum and Heritage Center, Old Fort
3 min walk • The Mountain Gateway Museum and Heritage Center is a divisional museum of the North Carolina Museum of History that focuses on Southern Appalachian heritage, and the culture and history of western North Carolina.
~1010 ftNW
Monuments and statues
Arrowhead Monument, Old Fort
5 min walk • Just over the railroad tracks in Old Fort, North Carolina, is the town square defined by a 30-foot-tall arrowhead hand-chiseled in granite.