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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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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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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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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'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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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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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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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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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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