For more than a thousand years, Indians lived an agricultural life on the lands that became known as North Carolina. About the 11th century A.D., a new cultural tradition emerged in the Pee Dee River Valley. That new culture, called ‘’Pee Dee’’ by archaeologists, was part of a widespread tradition known as ‘’South Appalachian Mississippian.’’ Throughout Georgia, South Carolina, eastern Tennessee, western North Carolina, and the southern North Carolina Piedmont, the new culture gave rise to complex societies. These inhabitants built earthen mounds for their spiritual and political leaders, engaged in widespread trade, supported craft specialists, and celebrated a new kind of religion. Town Creek, situated on Little River (a tributary of the Great Pee Dee in central North Carolina), has been the focus of a consistent program of archaeological research under one director for more than half a century.
Other Area Attractions
Wee Pines at Olmsted Village
Sandhills Trolley
Reverie Hill Farm
Rankin Museum of American Heritage in Ellerbe, NC
Shaw House Properties
Pinehurst Picnic Co.
Sunrise Theater
Museum of NC Traditional Pottery
Carolinas Golf Association Hall of History
Rec Room Bar + Arcade
Sandhills Woman’s Exchange
A Step In Time Walking Tours
BHAWK- Brad Halling American Whiskey Ko.
Tufts Archives
Design Market Service
Lazy Fox Lavender Farm
Cameron Historic District
Carolina Horse Park
Aberdeen Railroad Museum & Railroad Club
North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame
National Railroad Museum and Hall of Fame, INC in Hamlet, NC
The Old Hardware -Antiques
Walthour-Moss Foundation
Carolina Cinemas Sandhills 10 Theater
Taxidermy Hall of Fame of NC
James Creek Cider House
Bethesda Church & Cemetery
Foodie Tours
Sandhills Horticultural Gardens
Carthage Museum
Landmarks and Legacies Mural
North Carolina Zoological Park
Aberdeen Fear Factory
House in the Horseshoe
Starworks
Hammer & Stain Southern Pines
The Fair Barn
Bryant House & McLendon Cabin
North Carolina Pottery Center
Red’s Corner
Discovery Place Kids
Malcolm Blue Farm
Airborne & Special Operations Museum
PowerHouse Indoor Batting
James Rogers McConnell AIR Museum
Aberdeen Postmaster’s House