{"id":15,"date":"2026-03-26T07:46:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T07:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/statesvilletimes.com\/?p=15"},"modified":"2026-03-26T07:46:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T07:46:24","slug":"fort-dobbs-historic-site-unveils-new-exhibit-on-colonial-frontier-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/statesvilletimes.com\/?p=15","title":{"rendered":"Fort Dobbs Historic Site Unveils New Exhibit on Colonial Frontier Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fort Dobbs State Historic Site has opened a major new permanent exhibit exploring daily life on North Carolina&#8217;s colonial frontier, featuring dozens of newly discovered artifacts and interactive displays.<\/p><p>The exhibit, titled &#8220;Edge of Empire: Life at Fort Dobbs, 1756-1764,&#8221; includes musket balls, pottery shards, and personal items recovered during recent archaeological excavations at the site. A recreated soldier&#8217;s quarters allows visitors to experience the cramped conditions of frontier garrison life.<\/p><p>Site manager Thomas Harwell said the exhibit fills a significant gap in telling the region&#8217;s story. &#8220;Fort Dobbs was the westernmost outpost of British colonial defense in North Carolina. This exhibit brings that history to life in ways we&#8217;ve never been able to before.&#8221;<\/p><p>The exhibit is free with regular site admission. Fort Dobbs is located on Fort Dobbs Road, just west of downtown Statesville, and is open Wednesday through Saturday.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fort Dobbs State Historic Site has opened a major new permanent exhibit exploring daily life on North Carolina&#8217;s colonial frontier, featuring dozens of newly discovered artifacts and interactive displays. The exhibit, titled &#8220;Edge of Empire: Life at Fort Dobbs, 1756-1764,&#8221; includes musket balls, pottery shards, and personal items recovered during recent archaeological excavations at the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community","category-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/statesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/statesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/statesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/statesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/statesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/statesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/statesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/statesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/statesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}