Kings Mountain State Park
PARK PROGRAMS
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Come to Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site for an inside look at Heirloom gardening. We’ll examine the history, seeds, and planting methods of antebellum kitchen gardens as well as ornamental and formal gardens, and take a look at the heirloom roses for which this site is well known.
The focus of this program is the selection and planting of heirloom vegetables. Come and meet our Master Gardener, Heirloom Specialist and Certified Organic Gardener Rodger Winn, who will be here to discuss site selection, plot preparation, planting techniques, plant selection, and growing techniques. Explore the past from a perspective we all can understand: the growing of the foodstuffs our ancestors ate, the diet of the past, and the varieties of vegetables that have stood the test of time.
Ornamental gardens were also a part of the historic landscape at Rose Hill Plantation. The Gist family were gardeners, and the very name of the plantation came from the ornamental rose gardens that were planted and tended here. Our Master Gardeners, Jim & Diana Glaser will be here to discuss the care, selection, and planting of heirloom roses and other flowers. Pruning, fertilizing, and the specifics of planting and caring for heirloom roses will be topics of discussion, in an interactive program for persons of all ages and all skill levels who are interested in heirloom gardening.
Garden Clubs are welcome with advance registration. Call the Park Office at 864.427.5966 for more information or to register.
Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site
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Farm Re-Opens for the Season. Beginning Easter Weekend the Farm will be open on weekends through Memorial Day, then 7 days a week through Labor Day in which it returns to weekends through Oct.
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Kids came to the living history farn and learn about what it was like to live in the 1850's. There will be fun and educational activities all the while working towards earning a Jr. Farmer badge. After you earn your badge at the farm head over to Kings Mountain National Military Park and earn your Jr. Ranger Badge.
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Join volunteer interpreters at the Living History Farm as they help Kings Mountain State Park celebrate Independence Day the way it was in 1850. Interpreters will be demonstrating farming practices as well as the various ways people celebrated July 4th 150 years ago. There will be many hands on activities for all ages to participate in.
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Join us at the Living History Farm for our annual Fall Festival. We will have 1850's demonstrations, pumpkins for the kids, food, live music, hayrides, black powder demos, and much more. The price for the festival will be Adults $5, Kids 5-15 $3, 4 and under Free.
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Come join us for a Christmas celebration 1850s style. Reenactors will be cooking over the hearth in our 1800s Homeplace using traditional methods of the period. We will also be making decorations, wreaths, corn husk angels, and decorating our tree. There will also be crafts to take home and hot cider to drink. Discover the Christmas of your ancestors as it was just beginning to take its modern form.
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