Catawba County Museum of History

Linda Huber Creamer

Very interesting museum. It has information and real artifacts from the polio era. Hickory had its own polio hospital that started out as tents and the community built it into a hospital. Hickory was one of the places with the lowest death rates during the polio epidemic. Upstairs is the original courthouse built in 1924. There are two jury boxes. One on the east side and one on the west side of the room. This allowed the jurors to change sides, depending on the sun so they wouldn’t get to warm!!! It has a 1930 race car, an original British coat from the Revolutionary War, and a doctors office and instruments from the early 1900’s. I learned a great deal and enjoyed the whole museum!. I had a special needs adult with me and he was so interested in many of the artifacts and was reading the information on the items. The information was displayed in a format easy to read and not overwhelming. The only thing I would like to have had was a map or pamphlet that would have allowed me to carry some of the information with me!!! Very diverse and extremely interesting.

Chris Benfield

A good place to go look at the museum and look at all the artifacts and different things and hang out

Mike Bolch

Very nice displays of Historical items, It includes a Genealogy Section and a Bookstore. Free Admission.

A Campbell

Really enjoyed! 3 floors of exhibits including pottery, musical instruments and a courthouse. Free but appreciates donations. Had fun.