The mountains of North Carolina are rich in history. The Cherokee Indians, Daniel Boone, and other early explorers and settlers are an important part of the history of the area. At the Hickory Ridge Living History Museum you can learn what life was like in the 1700s as the young country was formed and expanded. The museum is located next to the site of the Horn in the West and consists of several original period cabins.

The oldest, the Tatum Cabin, is dated from around the time of the American Revolution and was originally located in Todd, North Carolina. The Coffey House dates to the early 1800s. There is a WPA cabin built in the 1930s, as was the cabin that is used today as a tavern. The museum staff are volunteers dressed in period clothing who provide the stories about the cabins and showcase the lifestyle of the early settlers. They also offer demonstrations of some of settlers’ skills, such as spinning, weaving, blacksmithing, tomahawk throwing, candle dipping, basket weaving, and shooting black-powder guns.

591 Horn in the W Dr, Boone, NC 28607, Phone: 828-264-2120

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