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The Town of Dillsboro is creating a new, 16-acre multi-use park with a historical museum, amphitheater, performing arts center, recreation area, public restrooms, walking trails and public parking on the site of the Monteith Farmstead just east of town. In 2001, the Town of Dillsboro acquired the property from the estate of Edna and Edith Monteith, two sisters whose family had lived in Jackson County for generations.
    The 1908 farmstead home will be restored to become the Appalachian Women's Museum, a cultural heritage tourism site that will honor and recognize generations of Appalachian women for their work both in and out of the home. Plans include permanent displays of Monteith family artifacts, traveling exhibits and educational shows, and a restored landscape plan that will showcase local heritage and heirloom gardening.

Website: Appalachian Women's Museum
Location: Dillsboro, NC
Distance: 1 hour west of Asheville
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Telephone: 828-586-1439, 828-586-5244
Admission: The museum is not open to the public yet. 
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