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
The Old Hardware -Antiques
Red’s Corner
The Fair Barn
Walthour-Moss Foundation
Sandhills Woman’s Exchange
Carolina Cinemas Sandhills 10 Theater
BHAWK- Brad Halling American Whiskey Ko.
Carthage Museum
Starworks
Sunrise Theater
Rankin Museum of American Heritage in Ellerbe, NC
Carolina Horse Park
Discovery Place Kids
House in the Horseshoe
Sandhills Trolley
Landmarks and Legacies Mural
National Railroad Museum and Hall of Fame, INC in Hamlet, NC
Aberdeen Railroad Museum & Railroad Club
Museum of NC Traditional Pottery
Pinehurst Picnic Co.
Reverie Hill Farm
Sandhills Horticultural Gardens
Airborne & Special Operations Museum
North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame
Shaw House Properties
Aberdeen Postmaster’s House
Old Sport & Gallery
Aberdeen Fear Factory
North Carolina Zoological Park
North Carolina Pottery Center
Lazy Fox Lavender Farm
Design Market Service
A Step In Time Walking Tours
Foodie Tours
Bryant House & McLendon Cabin
Taxidermy Hall of Fame of NC
PowerHouse Indoor Batting
James Rogers McConnell AIR Museum
Wee Pines at Olmsted Village
Bethesda Church & Cemetery
Rec Room Bar + Arcade
Malcolm Blue Farm
Cameron Historic District
James Creek Cider House
Hammer & Stain Southern Pines
Carolinas Golf Association Hall of History