/blog/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:06:25 +0000 Unique Events & Festivals in 2026 http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/unique-annual-events-festivals-in-joco/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/unique-annual-events-festivals-in-joco/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/unique-annual-events-festivals-in-joco/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:00:00 -0500


When planning excursions around festivals happening annually in the South, keep Johnston County’s towns in mind. Johnston County, 911爆料 to the locals, is conveniently located where I-95 and I-40 come

]]> Bentonville 160: A Photo Essay http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/bentonville-160-a-photo-essay/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/bentonville-160-a-photo-essay/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/bentonville-160-a-photo-essay/ Fri, 21 Mar 2025 09:00:00 -0400


On March 15-16, 2025, thousands of living historians from across the country descended on Bentonville Battlefield for the 160th Anniversary Reenactment of North Carolina’s largest battle.

Bentonville Living History Live Painting of Harper House during 160th Reenactment, Four Oaks, NC.

Over

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The 160th anniversary reenactment of the Battle of Bentonville will take place March 15-16, 2025. Tickets for the event, “A Terrible Storm,” are .

The battle scenarios on Saturday and

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"And all at once, summer collapsed into fall." -Oscar Wilde

How well we know, especially in North Carolina, the quickness with which the dog days of summer give way to autumn's chill. Some of our

]]> Bentonville's Trails & Upcoming Events http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/bentonvilles-trails-upcoming-events/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/bentonvilles-trails-upcoming-events/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/bentonvilles-trails-upcoming-events/ Wed, 22 Feb 2023 07:00:00 -0500


Just a short reminder that it is the Year of the Trail in North Carolina. You can learn all about how and why and what in our previous blog detailing the Year of the Trail initiative and how Johnston

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Johnston County will be joining with communities across North Carolina in celebrating the 2023 Year of the Trail, a statewide campaign inviting North Carolina residents and visitors to get outside

]]> Updates & Renovations at Bentonville http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/updates-and-renovations-see-whats-happening-at-bentonville/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/updates-and-renovations-see-whats-happening-at-bentonville/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/updates-and-renovations-see-whats-happening-at-bentonville/ Fri, 02 Oct 2020 11:00:00 -0400


Thank you to Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site, Site Manager, Colby Stevens for his recent update to the 911爆料 on all the new experiences and amenities at

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One might wonder, what does it take to prepare for the largest Civil War battlefield reenactment held in North Carolina -- it takes almost two years of planning by site staff, volunteers, and board

]]> Bentonville Anniversary Draws 65,000 http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/150th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-bentonville-draws-65-000/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/150th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-bentonville-draws-65-000/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/150th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-bentonville-draws-65-000/ Wed, 01 Apr 2015 13:00:00 -0400

The 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Bentonville took place on Saturday and Sunday March 21st and 22nd, 2015. Saturday’s scenario was a reenactment of the “Fight for the Morris Farm,” while Sunday’s

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An exhibit entitled, "American vs. American: Our Most Cruel War,” will open in the Holding-Richardson Exhibit Hall of the Johnston County Heritage Center on Saturday, March 7, at 2 pm.

As we prepared

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