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e Fayetteville History Museum will be
hosting a Facts or Foolishness Scavenger Hunt
through April 23. is self-guided hunt will
include clues throughout the museum and the
museum annex.
"We love to do scavenger hunts through the
museum to make it a bit more interactive and
provide a special activity for parents to bring
their kids to do while they are off on spring
break," said Catherine Linton, Museum Spe-
cialist, Fayetteville History Museum. "We do
something like this for Cumberland County
spring break every year."
e scavenger hunt is best suited for el-
ementary and middle school-aged children,
although younger kids are encouraged to join
in on the fun.
Participants can pick up a clue sheet at the
museum's front desk.
"e scavenger hunt will have clues all
around the museum and annex, and it is up to
the participants to decide if the clues are 'fact'
or 'foolishness.' Once completed, the answers
will be revealed, and they can pick up a spring
break prize while supplies last," Linton said.
e Fayetteville History Museum has two
floors of exhibits, ranging from prehistory to
the present.
Artifacts from Revolutionary War hero Mar-
quis de LaFayette's visit to Fayetteville in 1824
are displayed on the first floor.
Fayetteville owes its name to the man who
fought alongside General George Washing-
ton throughout the war and was the only city
named for him that he visited on his tour
throughout the U.S. years later.
Across the hall, in the Cape Fear River Gal-
lery, visitors can learn about the ship stores
industry and how the Cape Fear River played a
pivotal role in the creation and continuation of
Fayetteville.
Visitors can then venture upstairs to find
Civil War exhibits, World War I and II exhibits,
the role baseball played in Fayetteville and
information about black artisans in the area.
e creation of Fort Bragg is also included in
the information found at the museum.
Participants in the scavenger hunt will be
looking through all of these exhibits to answer
the clues given to them. According to Linton,
one such possible question could ask for a
"fact" or "foolishness" about LaFayette's visit to
Fayetteville.
"We are hoping people come out to enjoy
the museum and what downtown has to offer
during spring break," she said. "Hopefully,
we get some new visitors to the museum, and
returning visitors learn something new about
our history."
e Fayetteville History Museum, located
at 325 Franklin St., is open Tuesday through
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more informa-
tion call 910-433-1457 or visit www.fcpr.us/
facilities/museums/fayetteville-area-transpor-
tation-and-local-history-museum.
e museum and scavenger hunt are both
free to the public.
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Fayetteville History Museum holds Spring Break scavenger hunt
by ALYSON HANSEN
ALYSON HANSEN, Staff Writer.
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