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Catawba Falls Antique Postcard

A Journey Through Time & Nature: Exploring the Reimagined Catawba Falls

This month's G5 Trail Collective "Trail Tracker" collaboration continues the story of the Catawba Falls.…

NEW SMITHSONIAN TRAVELING EXHIBIT OPENS AT MOUNTAIN GATEWAY MUSEUM

New Smithsonian traveling exhibit opens at Mountain Gateway Museum

Traveling Exhibit The Waldensians of Valdese © Mountain Gateway…

Mystery Monsters and Magick of McDowell

Explore Mystery, Monsters, and Magic This Halloween in McDowell County, NC

Find mysteries and fun Halloween ideas to explore in McDowell County

Old Fort Depot 1940s

New Museum Exhibit Honors Old Fort's 150th Anniversary

The second phase of the Mountain Gateway Museum’s photography exhibit, “A Peek Into the Past: Old Fort at 150.” will op…

Aerial View of Old Fort

Mountain Gateway Museum Opens New Exhibit On Old Fort Anniversary

Throughout 2023, Old Fort NC's 150th anniversary will be featured in a new, free exhibit at the Mountain Gateway Museum.

sarah gudger

Honoring Sarah Gudger, Former Slave Who Lived to Be 121

Sarah Gudger was born into slavery and died free at the astonishing age of 121. She became quite famous in the Blue Rid…