Experience
the Eighteenth Century Today
By: Rocky Stephens
Ever
wish you could visit the past? Rocky Mount Museum offers a trip
for you to today's date...but the year is 1791.
For those of us
younger than 200 years of age, rocky Mount provides more than
a history lesson. spend time actuall living the past with the
family, servants and friends of William Cobb.
The home was built
by william cobb in 1772, and served as the Territorial Capital
of the southwest Territory between 1790 and 1792.
On the site, the
Nassengill Overmountain Meseum explains the region's diverse
cultural heritage. rocky Mount is located on the Overmountain
victory National Historic Trail.
Living history
tours are offered daily by costumed interpreters in the Cobb
house and farmstead. The 18th century lifestyle is shown throughout
all four seasons. Spring chores include lambering and planting
herbs and vegetables in the gardens. Corn, pumpkins and blue-flowering
flax are grown in the firlds. The dogtrot provides a pleasant
break on summer days and evenings. with the fall, comes the
harvest, followed by warm holiday hospitality in the winter.
The barnyard, blacksmith
shop, woodworking shop, and weaving cabin all share in housing
the traditions of the frontier family. From the forging of iron
and casting of pewter to the processing of wool and flax.
Come experience
the daily life of a frontier family. See what they do, hear
what they say, touch the products of their labor. sometimes
you can even taste the benefits of the kitchen's hot open hearth.
discover the region's past with all your senses!
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