Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:50:58 -0400
From: Jim and Beverly Wiggins
Subject: Free Walking Tour and Open House–Historic Pittsboro–May 3
The Chatham County Historical Association is hosting a free
Walking Tour and Open House of Historical Places in Pittsboro
Sunday, May 3rd
1:00 -4:00 pm
Docents will be available at most sites to discuss the history of the place and to answer questions.
Have you ever wondered what Saint Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church or the Pittsboro Masonic Lodge look like on the inside?
Did you know that the cute house on Salisbury Street next to the Baptist Church dates from before 1815 and was owned, along with much of the property in that block, by a free black man, Lewis Freeman?
See a partially reconstructed log-cabin near the Pittsboro Library, on Rectory Street. Visit the graves of some important Chatham County residents, and see a close-up view of the interior of Governor Charles Manly’s tiny law office. Come discover other Pittsboro treasures you may not even know exist.
This is your chance to come inside some of the interesting places that you pass by in Pittsboro and to learn about their history.
Free maps and a listing of open sites will be available at the Chatham County Courthouse in the traffic circle and at all other sites on the tour.
Enjoy your individual tour, visiting the sites YOU choose. Travel by foot or by car at your own pace.
Sites open for the tour include
The Historic Chatham County Courthouse
Masonic Lodge
Governor Manly’s Law Office
Pittsboro Methodist Church and cemetery
St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church and cemetery
Freeman House
Partially restored Marshall log cabin
Pittsboro Presbyterian Church and cemetery
and the Chatham County Historical Museum, located in the Courthouse
MAY 3 IS A FIRST SUNDAY, so: downtown Pittsboro will offer other exhibits, crafts and art vendors, music, food & drink as well.
Please join us!
More info: 919-542-3603