Macon County Historical Society and Museum was formed in 1828 from land which was acquired from the Cherokee Nation in the Treaty of 1819. Such a long history deserves to be celebrated and showcased and to this end the Macon County Museum was established in a beautiful historic dry-goods store (the Pendergrass Building) which was built in 1904. A tour of the museum will take visitors back in time to learn about various stages in the history of the county. These include the life and times of the earliest pioneer settlers, the Civil War era and the subsequent establishment of schools, the arrival of electricity and automobiles and much more.

Address: Macon County Historical Society and Museum, 36 W. Main Street, Franklin, NC 28734, Phone: 828-524-9758

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