Memory

History is not always neat; it is often complicated and messy. It is about people, places, and events that are both admirable and shameful.

Here at the site of General Sherman’s “final march” on the Fayetteville Arsenal, this definition comes into stark focus. The History Center takes an unflinching look at all sides of the Civil War, for all North Carolinians. Taking multiple perspectives and many untold stories into account, the collective memory of our state and our heritage becomes rich and multi-layered, and the many thousands who created this history will not be forgotten.

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