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