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Located in a spectacular mountain setting, Emerald Village is home to 12 historic REAL mines and has been featured on National Geographic TV, the Travel Channel, and many other TV programs and Magazines. Come see why we say "Real Mines! Real Fun!" We have a lot to see and do! Be sure to bring your camera and take pictures to share back home. People come from all over the world to visit Emerald Village.
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The oldest standing lighthouse in North Carolina, Old Baldy has maintained its original form and location for over 187 years. Its purpose was to mark the Cape Fear River entrance for the maritime sailors. Built in 1817 of soft red bricks covered with stucco, the lighthouse keeper would white wash Old Baldy every two years. Once discontinued, large pieces of the stucco began to fall off the lighthouse, and today Old Baldy looks like a patch work quilt of different stuccos. (From Smith Island Museum of History)
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Rock House, also known as the John Martin House, is a historic home located near King, Stokes County, North Carolina. It was built about 1785, and is a two-story, fieldstone ruin. Believed to have been built by Colonel John Martin, an early landowner in Stokes County. The property is maintained by the Stokes County Historical Society.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. (From Wikipedia) |