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Swannanoa Valley Museum and History Center, Black Mountain, NC
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Swannanoa Valley Museum and History Center

Local history museum and archive serving the Swannanoa Valley in Black Mountain, North Carolina.

223 West State Street, Black Mountain, NC 28711 · Black Mountain, NC

About Swannanoa Valley Museum and History Center

The Swannanoa Valley Museum and History Center is the main center for general local history in the Swannanoa Valley. It presents a major temporary exhibit each year and keeps growing its permanent exhibit on valley history. The museum also runs hikes, lectures, craft workshops, guided walking tours, and family events. It occupies a former fire house that dates to the early twentieth century.

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