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Metcalfe Station of the Lawndale Railroad Now open Sundays 2-4 pm Click Here for photos >>			Lawndale Museum Schedule June-October, Sundays 2-4 PM or by Appointment call 704-538-7212 119 Piedmont Drive, Lawndale NC 28090 info@lawndalenc.org for more. New! Metcalfe Postcards: Similar to the scene below or click here. Available at the Shelby Shopper office or contact us. New for 2010: Community /Family Display in memory of the late John Wease.
	New Book available now. Click to inquire. $15.00 + $3.00 S&H Click for Cover Image Contact Theresa Lowe email or 704-538-9304. "Deer Wife" Civil War Letters of David Johnson, Co. B, 11th Regt. Inf., NC, CSA (It is Deer) not misspelled. 28 to 30 CW letters written between Jan. & June 1864. Most of them from David Johnson to his wife Susanah and children. Also David's service records, Susanah's pension application, letters from Susanah to her children later in life, and some information about the places and things in the letters. Spelling and wording has been kept as in the letters. Punctuation and Capitalization has been inserted as needed to make the letters readable. Includes some information on life in that era and ecollections from her family by Great Granddaughter Dot Lee. - edited by Theresa Lowe Letters donated by Johnson's Great Granddaughter Dot B. Lee, of Lawndale, NC. Dot so graciously donated about fourteen of these letters to the LHS and retained the others but has allowed permission to use and publish not only those she donated but also the others she kept. See display new for 2010.

	Event News: Join us September 18, 2010 for "The Amazing Grays" a commemoration of the local soldiers who fought in the Civil War. See re-enactment displays, clothing, and other things related to the war. from 3 PM to 6:30 PM. At 7 PM in the Community Center next door to the Museum: Stan Clardy's "Soldiers in Gray, a Musical Journey." Soldiers in Gray is an award winning one man play, performed since 1998 and written by Stan Clardy. It is a story of a soldier's life before, during and after the War Between The States. This soldier's journey through life and feelings during the war will encourage you to preserve and honor the heritage for which these soldier's fought. A truthful portrayal of a southern soldier at war, the play is 1 hour 10 minutes.

	North Carolina ECHO project pages on Lawndale Museum.	Lawndale Centennial Celebration November 29, 2003 Click here for Photos >> The Lawndale Historical Society began in 1993 and the Museum on the old Piedmont School grounds was dedicated in 1995. Please check with us often as this site grows.