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Help Save the Village of Yesteryear
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The Village of Yesteryear began with a farm tool display at the County Fair by Connor Eagles during the Bicentennial. The display grew and along with Les Turnage expanded to include old buildings. The village grew to a collection of 19 farm and village buildings from 1840 to 1940, includes a general store, post office, schoolhouse, log church, farm house, train depot, tobacco museum, blacksmith shop, transportation museum and numerous other farm buildings. The buildings were damaged by the flood in the fall of 1999, the Village of Yesteryear reopened after being restored with money from FEMA and the State of North Carolina. The American Legion and the Fair Board wants the Village removed from their property and the Village of Yesteryear Board of Directors is seeking money, land and help to preserve the Village.
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