CARL J. McEWEN HISTORIC VILLAGE

DIRECTIONS

• From I-485 North: Exit NC 51 and travel south for 1.3 miles to the Carl J. McEwen

Historic Village, located on the right just past

Hillside Drive

• From I-485 South: Exit NC 218 and travel west for one mile, turn left onto NC 51 and travel .3 miles to the Carl J. McEwen Historic

Village, located on the right just past Hillside

Drive

• From NC 24-27: Follow NC 51 south for 3.5 miles to the Carl J. McEwen Historic Village, located on the right just past Hillside Drive • From US 74: Follow NC 51 north for 5 miles to the Carl J. McEwen Historic Village, located on the left .3 miles from the Lawyers Road intersection

CARL J. McEWEN HISTORIC VILLAGE

A PROJECT OF THE MINT HILL HISTORICAL SOCIETY 7601 Matthews-Mint Hill Rd. P.O. Box 23203 • Mint Hill, NC 28227 704-573-0726 • historical@bellsouth.net www.minthillhistory.com

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A HISTORIC VILLAGE

Mint Hill Country Doctor’s Museum circa 1890

Built around 1890 for Dr. John McCamie DeArmon, the building was also used by Dr. Ayer Manny Whitley from 1908 until 1951. In addition to seeing patients in the office, both doctors made house calls, first on horseback and later by automobile.

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RESTORED BUILDINGS

Ira V. Ferguson Store circa 1900

Ira V. Ferguson, the father of seven, built this country store in the early 20th century and ran it for a decade before dying of pneumonia at age 38. He kept milk, butter, eggs, cheese, fruit, vegetables, tobacco and sodas in the cold storage cellar, cooled by a big block of ice. Sometimes he treated his children to NuGrape soda, passed from one to the other while sitting in a circle.

Farm Buildings

The meat - curing building, chicken house, outhouse & other buildings reflect the rural nature of early Mint Hill.

OUR MISSION

To preserve and make available to the public, historical records and artifacts pertaining to historic life in the Mint Hill area, in order to promote interest and pride in the history of the area, while also providing opportunities for cultural education to the community at large.

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THE SPIRIT OF TIMES PAST Experience LIFE IN THE DAYS OF YORE

Surface Hill Gold Mine Assay Office circa 1800

Miners brought their gold to the Surface Hill Gold Mine assay office to determine if they had “struck it rich”. After the discovery of gold in nearby Cabarrus County in 1799, mines sprang up like weeds all over the area, including Mint Hill, which was home to four major mines and others registered in Mecklenburg County.

Buggy House

Peek into the buggy house windows and see the transportation used by the country doctor. Dr. DeArmon treated “typhoid fever in the summer, malaria in the fall, pneumonia, bronchitis, influenza and whooping cough in the winter and babies from Christmas to Christmas”. The Ashcraft School circa Late 1800’s

Students, ages 5-20, learned to read, recite, write, and cipher at this one-room school built near the Rocky Spring Cemetery on Brief Road in the late 1800’s. They walked to and from school, carried their lunches in buckets, and helped the teacher build fires and fetch water in the morning.

Wood Wright Shop

Using hand tools and only human-powered machines this is where furniture, barrels, buckets, wagons and wheels were made. Welcome to The Barn - a unique and charming historic event venue in the heart of Mint Hill, NC. The spacious wedding venue area is also available for corporate events and private parties. A place to gather. A place to connect. A place to feel a bit of history beneath your feet.

VOLUNTEERS

Special talents and skills such as conducting research, cataloging museum items, reconstructing and preserving buildings, serving as guides, and other levels of interest are always needed and appreciated.

FARMERS MARKET

Home-grown and homemade can be found at the market, local vendors, crafters, bakers and farmers sell their goods each Saturday from May through October.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Throughout the year the village is the setting for several special events, including: • Discover Mint Hill • Salute to Veterans • Holiday Activities including Christmas Tea and our Village Christmas Shoppe • And Other Events