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 Maintained by the
Catawba County Historical Association, the
Historic Murray's Mill is a complex of historic building
preserved intact. Included are the 1913 mill (the centerpiece of the
complex), the 1890s Murray & Minges General Store, the 1880s
Wheathouse, used as an exhibit gallery, the 1913 John Murray House,
furnished to the period, and numerous outbuildings.
Run by three generations of the Murray Family, who
abandoned operations in 1967, the picturesque structures and
surrounding land form the last milling complex in the county,
meticulously preserved and interpreted by the Catawba County
Historical Association.
Website:
Historic Murray's Mill
Location:
Hickory NC
Distance: 1 hour and 30 minutes from Asheville
Address: 1489 Murray's Hill Road, Catawba NC 28609
Telephone: 828-241-4299
Hours: Closed January -March. In season, Saturday 9 a.m.-4
p.m., Sunday 1:30 -4:30 p.m.
Fees: $3.00
Allow: 1-2 hours
Nearby:
Catawba County Museum of History,
Catawba Science Center,
Harper House/Hickory History Center,
Hickory Museum of Art,
Hiddenite Center,
Historic Newton NC Depot
Directions: From Asheville take I-40 East towards
Statesville. Take Exit 138 at Wike Road, and take the first right
onto Oxford School Road (NC 10). Turn right at 2nd Avenue SW and
then left at Murray's Hill Road.
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