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The
Rural Life Museum is
housed in the Montague Building on the campus of Mars Hill College, and is dedicated to preserving mountain
farm and craft culture. It focuses on Pre-Industrial Appalachia as well as the
Industrial period that followed, with depictions of hearth and home, exhibits of
farm and craft implements, and historic photographic murals. An exhibit honoring
the Hooked-Rug Industry, which existed in Madison County and other parts of
Western North Carolina, is one
of the museum’s most fascinating displays.
Website:
Rural Life Museum
Location:
Mars Hill College,
Mars Hill NC
Distance: 30 minutes from Asheville
Address: Route 213, Montague Building, Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, NC 28754
Telephone: 828-689-1262
Hours: (closed for renovations)
Fees: None
Allow: 1 hour
Nearby:
Zebulon B. Vance Birthplace
Directions: From I-240 in Asheville, take Weaverville Exit 4A (19/23N) to the Mars Hill Exit.
Follow Hwy. 213 to the center of Mars Hill. The
museum is housed in the native stone Montague building just inside the gate on the right.
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