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New Museum Exhibit Honors Old Fort's 150th Anniversary

The second phase of the Mountain Gateway Museum’s photography exhibit, “A Peek Into the Past: Old Fort at 150.” will op…

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Mountain Gateway Museum Opens New Exhibit On Old Fort Anniversary

Throughout 2023, Old Fort NC's 150th anniversary will be featured in a new, free exhibit at the Mountain Gateway Museum.

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Honoring Sarah Gudger, Former Slave Who Lived to Be 121

Sarah Gudger was born into slavery and died free at the astonishing age of 121. She became quite famous in the Blue Rid…