Culture
There is a lot to see at Whippoorwill Academy and Village, all adding up to provide visitors to the site a better understanding of 19th century history.
The interesting attraction in Ferguson is
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Every spring, hordes of music-lovers from around the country and the world pour into Wilkes County for MerleFest, one of the nation’s most highly acclaimed roots-music based festivals.
For four days
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Wilkes County boasts a ripe atmosphere for festivals‚ the largest of which is the Brushy Mountain Apple Festival. The event on the first Saturday of October draws more than 160‚000 visitors to
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One of the race cars driven by NASCAR legend and Wilkes County native Junior Johnson is here‚ and so is a piece of the military jacket worn by Gen. Robert E. Lee.
They are among the hundreds
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Moonshine, fast cars and the law provide all the makings of a great story – and it’s the true tale of Wilkes County’s colorful past.
Today, people share in the area’s history as a moonshine capital
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