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.
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Other Area Attractions
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Carolina Cinemas Sandhills 10 Theater
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Walthour-Moss Foundation
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Old Sport & Gallery
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Rankin Museum of American Heritage in Ellerbe, NC
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Starworks
![Turn and Burn pottery](https://homeofgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/turn-and-burn-430x250-1.jpg)
Museum of NC Traditional Pottery
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Pinehurst Picnic Co.
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Design Market Service
![Horse and rider jumping fence.](https://homeofgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/carolina_horse2.jpg)
Carolina Horse Park
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Wee Pines at Olmsted Village
![Red's Corner Southern Pines](https://homeofgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/redscorner_4.png)
Red’s Corner
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Aberdeen Railroad Museum & Railroad Club
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Malcolm Blue Farm
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Bethesda Church & Cemetery
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A Step In Time Walking Tours
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North Carolina Zoological Park
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PowerHouse Indoor Batting
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Bryant House & McLendon Cabin
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Sandhills Horticultural Gardens
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Sandhills Trolley
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Lazy Fox Lavender Farm
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Rec Room Bar + Arcade
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North Carolina Pottery Center
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Tufts Archives
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James Creek Cider House
![Discovery Place Kids - Rockingham](https://homeofgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Discovery_Place_Kids-430x250-1.jpg)
Discovery Place Kids
![Sandhills Women's Exchange](https://homeofgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sandhills-womens-exchange-pinehurst-430x250-1.jpg)
Sandhills Woman’s Exchange
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Airborne & Special Operations Museum
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House in the Horseshoe
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Carthage Museum
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Cameron Historic District
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Sunrise Theater
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Reverie Hill Farm
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Hammer & Stain Southern Pines
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BHAWK- Brad Halling American Whiskey Ko.
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Foodie Tours
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James Rogers McConnell AIR Museum
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Landmarks and Legacies Mural
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Shaw House Properties
![NC Taxidermy Hall of Fame](https://homeofgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/taxidermy-hall-of-fame-430x250-1.jpg)
Taxidermy Hall of Fame of NC
![Carolinas Golf Association Hall of History](https://homeofgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cga-hall-of-history-430x250-1.jpg)
Carolinas Golf Association Hall of History
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The Old Hardware -Antiques
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Aberdeen Postmaster’s House
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National Railroad Museum and Hall of Fame, INC in Hamlet, NC
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The Fair Barn
![NC Literary Hall of Fame](https://homeofgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/nc-literary-hall-of-fame-430x250-1.jpg)
North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame