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Culture, General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Military

The Wayne County Museum is located in beautiful downtown Goldsboro at the corner of William Street and Mulberry Street across from the main Post Office.

History

Provide technical assistance to small and local history museums in western North Carolina

Wilbur A. Tyndall Museum

Pink Hill, North Carolina

History

Collection of antique tractors and farm implements

World Methodist Museum

Lake Junaluska, North Carolina

Art, Botanical Garden, Church, History, Library

The world's largest collection of Wesleyan Staffordshire pottery; beautiful windows depicting Jesus Christ and John Wesley; portraits of early founders of Methodism; and a library containing rare books, manuscripts, and autographs, all provide inspiration from our past. Ten portraits by Frank O. Salisbury hang in the museum and a very rare parian figure of John Wesley at his mother's tomb is on exhibit.

Wrightsville Beach Museum of History

Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

History

Housed in the historic Myer's Cottage

West Point on the Eno

Durham, North Carolina

History, Science

A 37l-acre city park along the Eno River.

Weymouth Woods-Sandhill Nature Preserve

Southern Pines, North Carolina

History, Science

First N.C. Nature Preserve to be added to State Parks and Recreation Program. Special events, picnic areas, fishing.

WNC Military History Museum

Brevard, North Carolina

Culture, History, Military

The museum highlights numerous articles, plus outlines many aspects of military life and history from WWI, WWII, the Korean War, The Cold War, The Vietnam War, The Iraq war, and The War In Afghanistan.

Wright Brothers National Memorial

Manteo, North Carolina

History

Commemorates the achievements of Wilbur and Orville Wright.Variety of artifacts from Wright Brothers experiments with flight.