Record #:

9864

Author(s):

Scott, Robert S.

Abstract:

When the Macon County jail was closed in 1972, the Macon County Art Association and the Macon County Gem and Mineral Society turned the hundred-year-old building into an art museum and gem and mineral museum. The gem and mineral collection is one of the largest in western North Carolina. Admission is free, and over 1,000 persons visit per season.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 43 Issue 5, Oct 1975, p18-19, il

Subject(s):

Museums--Macon County