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Horn in the West and Hickory Ridge Homestead open June 18 through August 14 2010

Horn in the West and the Hickory Ridge Homestead Living History Museum will be opening its gates for its 59th consecutive season June 18 – August 14, 2010, Tuesday – Sunday.
Museum hours will be 5:00pm – 8:00 pm, with the gates to the Daniel Boone Amphitheatre opening at 7:30pm show starting at 8pm. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday the patron could enjoy an All-you-can-eat modified Dan’l Boone Inn Dinners. The dinners are limited sits with prepaid seat, dinners must be purchased by 3 pm that day. Dinners are served on the Horn in the West grounds from 6:30pm till 7:30pm.

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Hickory Ridge Homestead

Living History Museum

October, 2007

Hickory Ridge Homestead is a Living History museum located on the site of the Horn In The West outdoor drama in the mountains of Boone North Carolina.

According to their website:

"Created in 1980, the museum is meant to further the visitor's imagination and understanding about the life of the settlers in the "Horn in the West" drama. Visitors get insight into the lifestyle of early mountain settlers, how they lived, and what constituted a 'typical' mountain homestead. As well, the self sufficiency of our forefathers can best be shown through the routines and skills they possessed that we now think of as arts and crafts. People learn crafts by doing and watching others perform. From this idea grew the whole concept of a living museum and hands-on program."
    ~ HornInTheWest.com/Museum.htm (see link below)

Recommended Reading: Boone: A Biography " by Robert Morgan. Shannon Ravenel (September 2007)


Click on the book cover at left to learn more at Amazon.com
From Publishers Weekly : "Boone comes fully alive in his pages. Morgan's objectivity gives us a completely realized man, the greatest pioneer of the Trans-Appalachian west, who helped open Kentucky to settlement but kept going, settling eventually in Missouri. His luck was as legendary as his deeds, given what he seems to have escaped. Yet Morgan skillfully assesses and often questions the validity of all the tales of good fortune and heroism attached to Boone.."

Hickory Ridge Homestead Museum in the Boone North Carolina Mountains

Over 7,000 students visit the museum each year and many visitors to the High Country make Hickory Ridge Homestead and the Horn in the West show a must-see, particularly for children.

Hickory Ridge Homestead Museum Cabin in the Boone North Carolina Mountains
Hickory Ridge Homestead Museum fireplace in the Boone North Carolina Mountains

Each year Hickory Ridge Homestead has its "Apple Festival" in October. (see the link to the High Country Press article below) During the festival the cabins are open and volunteers in costume demonstrate weaving, making apple butter and candles, blacksmithing and more. Admission to the festival is free.

 

Hickory Ridge Homestead Museum Cabin in the Boone North Carolina Mountains
Hickory Ridge Homestead Museum flowers in the Boone North Carolina Mountains

Horn in the West and Hickory Ridge Homestead Museum are productions of the Southern Appalachian Historical Association Inc. The association is a non-profit member organization dedicated to the preservation of the cultural heritage of the Southern Appalachian Region.

Hickory Ridge Homestead Museum House in the Boone North Carolina Mountains
Hickory Ridge Homestead Museum log house in the Boone North Carolina Mountains

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 our country. At the Hickory Ridge Homestead Living Museum you can learn what life was like in the 1700s as our country was formed and expanded.

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Hickory Ridge Homestead Museum fence in the Boone North Carolina Mountains

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