African American, Person County History Museum
At the Person County Museum of History, it’s our job to find and catalog the stories of people in our community who have made a difference. That includes Judy Henry, G.L. Harper, and Leonidas Barry. All three of these Person County natives, in their own way,...
Indians, It's better in Person, Person County History Museum, Sappony, Tribe
At the Person County Museum of History, you’ll find maps, documents, drawings, and photos that depict more than 400 years of Native American history. The tribe at the heart of this story is the Sappony. The first mention of the Sappony dates to 1607. Identified...
It's better in Person, person county history muesum, Titanic, tourism
TiTANIC Exhibit April 15, 1912 was a cold Monday that marked Oscar Scott Woody’s 41st birthday. But this year there would be no celebration. No cake. No party favors. His wife of 18 months was back in North Carolina while he was somewhere in the middle of the...
Baseball, History Museum, It's better in Person, Person County
Enos Slaughter wasn’t a man who did what you expected. Born in Person County in 1916 he could’ve easily resigned himself to life working in a tobacco field. Instead, he turned his ambition and talents toward professional baseball. It was on this kind of...
