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Highlands Historical Society

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The Museum is now closed for the Season.
Join us for the 2026 Season Opening Celebration, May 23!

A telling of the legend of the Moccasin War that was fought in Highlands in March, 1885, and made the front page of the New York Times. It is now memorialized with a Legends and Lore Marker where it took place on Main Street between Highlands House and Central House.

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Upcoming Events

23 May
Season Opening Celebration
Date May 23, 2026
16 Aug
Patron’s Celebration
Aug 16, 2026
3 Oct
Walk in the Park
Oct 3, 2026 - Oct 4, 2026

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Highlands Historical Society

Contact Us
(828) 787-1050
524 N. 4th Street, P.O. Box
670, Highlands, NC
28741-0670