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Alamance County Visitors Bureau visitalamance.com
WHERE HISTORY AND ADVENTURE ARE WOVEN TOGETHER.
As one of the country’s leading textile manufacturing hubs at one time, Alamance County offers a historic adventure worth exploring. Start with a visit to the Textile Heritage Museum in the Glencoe Mill Village, situated along the scenic Haw River. As the only museum solely dedicated to the preservation of the textile industry in the state, you’ll learn how the textile industry built the Southeast after the Civil War. Then fall in love at Alamance Arts and learn how cotton became the fabric of a beautiful romance. See how former mill villages are being revitalized, such as Saxapahaw, Visit the Alamance Battleground where a rebellion of farmers battled the royal militia in an important lead up to the Revolutionary War and experience what 18th century backcountry life was like during the annual Colonial Living Week in October.
