Winter Hours
Fort Defiance is now operating under our winter hours of operation. Saturday and Sunday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. To schedule a group of 10...
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William Lenoir
- Oct 28
- 1 min
New Site Director - Bob Myers
Fort Defiance would like to welcome Bob Myers as the new site director. Bob Myers, is a native of Stokes County, NC and now resides in...
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William Lenoir
- Aug 18
- 1 min
Lunch & Learn
Eliza Frazier Bishop will be the speaker at Fort Defiance on Saturday, August 27, at 12:00 PM The topic is "A Verbal Tour of the National...
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William Lenoir
- Jul 31
- 1 min
82nd Anniversary of the 1940 Flood
John Hawkins, local historian and native of Caldwell County will be guest speaker on Saturday, August 13, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. This will...
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William Lenoir
- Jul 1
- 1 min
Lunch & Learn
Join us again on July 9, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. as John Hawkins, local historian, will present "Down in the Valley". How did Happy Valley...
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William Lenoir
- Jun 13
- 1 min
Free Summer Program - Garrett Jackson
Join us on June 25, at 12:00 for the second program of our free Lunch & Learn Summer Programs. Garrett Jackson will demonstrate 18th...
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William Lenoir
- May 25
- 1 min
Lunch & Learn - June 11, 2022 at 12:00pm
Bring your lunch and bring a chair. William Caldwell, Park Guide at the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail and with the...
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William Lenoir
- May 5
- 1 min
Drive Through The Yadkin Valley
Hwy 268 in Caldwell County is a part of the Overmountain Victory Trail and is a NC designed scenic byway. If you have not driven through...
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William Lenoir
- Mar 27
- 1 min
Summer Hours of Operation
Beginning April 1st, our hours of operation will be Thursday through Saturday 10:00 - 4:00 and Sunday 1:00 - 4:00.
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William Lenoir
- Feb 11
- 1 min
NEW SITE DIRECTOR
Coleman Trantham was born and raised in Haywood County, North Carolina. He joined the military at the age of 19 and was on active duty...
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William Lenoir
- Jan 23
- 1 min
Closed until February 5th
Due to plumbing issues as a result of the cold temperatures, Fort Defiance will be closed until February 5th.
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William Lenoir
- Dec 7, 2021
- 1 min
Dickens' of a Christmas
Come have a Dickens of a time at the Fort Defiance Victorian Christmas December 11 and 12, 10am till 4 pm. Activities include caroling,...
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William Lenoir
- Nov 7, 2021
- 1 min
Winter Hours Of Operation
Beginning November 1, we started our winter hours of operation. Saturday and Sunday 10:00 - 4:00. Groups of ten our more can call for...
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William Lenoir
- Jul 9, 2021
- 1 min
New Site Director
Born and raised in the South Mountain area of Burke County, North Carolina. Jonathan David Baird worked professionally as an...
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William Lenoir
- May 25, 2021
- 1 min
Lunch & Learn
Fort Defiance is excited to partner with the National Park Service for a "Lunch & Learn" program on Saturday, June 19th from 11:00 am to...
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William Lenoir
- Apr 17, 2021
- 1 min
William Lenoir's 270th Birthday Celebration
Please join us in celebrating William Lenoir's 270th birthday Saturday May 8th 11am– 6pm. There will be music, food trucks, and a one day...
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William Lenoir
- Sep 6, 2020
- 1 min
Newsletters are Coming!!!!
We will be starting our bi-monthly newsletters soon. It has been a while since we have sent newsletters out, but we are excited to have...
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William Lenoir
- Jul 11, 2020
- 1 min
We are OPEN!
Despite the virus and many other things being in our way we wanted to let you know we are open. Our fundraising ideas and events for this...
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William Lenoir
- Sep 7, 2018
- 1 min
You asked, we listened
As the world moves into a digital director and to conserve paper, Fort Defiance will be publishing blog posts to replace our newsletter. ...
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William Lenoir
- Sep 7, 2018
- 1 min
Art In Residence
When visiting Fort Defiance, there are several pieces of original art painted by Johannes Oertel and Laura Lenoir Norwood, who studied...
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