History buffs are right at home in the mountain towns in North Carolina. Carraway Award of Merit to them in 1997, and Bob was honored by the local chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution with their National Conservation Medal the following year. Preservation North Carolina presented their Gertrude S. It continues to air on public television. A documentary, “Hart Square – The 1840 Carolina Village” was produced in 1997 and received an Aurora Gold Award. Now there are more than ninety, ranging from corn cribs and barns to houses and chapels and even a few outhouses.īob and Becky Hart have been recognized for their efforts by publications such as Foxfire, Homestead, Off Hours, Our State, Early American Life and many newspapers. Starting with a hundred acres of land he purchased in the early 1970s, where he developed lakes for the use of wood ducks and other native water fowl, he began accumulating original log structures in various states of disrepair, restoring them, and – over time – creating an actual village from them on his property. Robert Hart’s efforts to rescue and preserve artifacts of 19th century Carolina life. For more details, contact the Hart Square Foundation Executive Director, Rebecca Anne Hart, at Hart Square Festival evolved from Dr. You can buy them in person or call (828) 465-0393 to order by phone. Tickets are available on the first working day of October at the Catawba County Museum of History in Newton. It’s been presented since 1986 and runs from ten in the morning till five in the afternoon. Between all that and the many things to do in Hickory North Carolina, which is just a few miles away, it’s easy to see why so many people flock to the Hart Square festival every year. From flax-making and tinsmithing to cotton baling and old time music, it’s like taking a trip back to the 1800s. On the fourth Saturday of every October, residents of The Coves Mountain River Club in Lenoir rent a bus and head for Vale, where the Hart Square Festival presents more than 300 artisans and docents sharing their knowledge and demonstrating the craftsmanship of the area’s pioneers.Īll of the mountain towns in North Carolina have a rich history, and this popular event brings much of it together at one location.
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