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Old Fort has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) and average monthly temperatures range from 38.5 °F (3.6 °C) in January to 75.7 °F (24.3 °C) in July. [14] Temperature variations between night and day can reach 21 degrees in the summer and 23 degrees in the winter. The annual average precipitation at Old Fort is 54.01 inches (137.2 cm).
Old Fort Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Old Fort, McDowell County, North Carolina.The district encompasses 11 contributing buildings, 1 contributing structure, and 1 contributing object in the central business district of Old Fort.
Davidson's Fort was a Revolutionary War frontier fort and precursor of town of Old Fort, North Carolina. [1] It was built in 1776 to protect the white settlers from the Cherokee . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Davidson's Fort was one of dozens of similar outposts constructed along the frontiers in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia to protect ...
Just over the railroad tracks in Old Fort, North Carolina, is the town square defined by a 30-foot-tall (9.1 m) arrowhead hand-chiseled in granite.The landmark was unveiled to a crowd of more than 6,000 people on July 27, 1930, by Marie Nesbitt as a symbol of the peace achieved in an earlier century between pioneers and Native Americans.
The museum is located in Old Fort, North Carolina, and is part of the Division of State History Museums, Office of Archives and History, an agency of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. Admission is free, and the museum is open year round.
Andrews Geyser is a man-made fountain in Old Fort, North Carolina in McDowell County.The fountain is named for Colonel Alexander Boyd Andrews, a North Carolina native who was the Vice President of the Southern_Railway_(U.S.) Company and one of the people responsible for the construction of the railroad between Old Fort and Asheville, North Carolina, in the late 19th century.
The site was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961, the first in North Carolina. It is now part of Fort Fisher State Historic Site, belonging to the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, and includes the main fort complex, a museum and a visitor center. Undersea archaeology is also practiced around the site.
Old Fort. Another town that can be used to observe how the Small Towns Initiative implements its NC Step Program, is the small town of Old Fort, North Carolina. Incorporated in 1872, Old Fort grew into a productive society that was well known for its American Revolutionary historic influence. [3]