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Courthouse Location: Now a museum located at 30 N College Ave., Newton, NC
NC History Project: Established 1842. County seat Newton.
The Harper House, an 1887 Queen Anne style house, and the accompanying Craftsman style home, The Lyerly House, that was built in the 1930s.
Bakers Mountain Park, features 189 acres of mature Chestnut Oak forest with nearly 6 miles of trails.
Catawba Science Center and Millholland Planetarium. a 35,000 sq. ft. science technology children’s museum offering hands-on exhibits, salt and freshwater aquarium galleries, and a state-of-the-art digital planetarium theater.