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