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In celebration of the Thanksgiving season Rural Hill hosts a 1760 style Thanksgiving living history event of the Colonial era which includes skilled craftsmen and artisan demonstrations and militia soldiers performing various drills and maneuvers.

Other activities to see are 18^th century children’s games, musket firing demonstrations and open hearth Colonial style cooking, which the ladies will be preparing an actual Thanksgiving dinner.

One of the premiere demonstrations of the weekend is an actual log cabin raising, which volunteers work throughout the Fall to construct by hand.

The log cabin is auctioned off typically in November by a charitable organization known as a One Special Christmas.

While the log house is a centerpiece of the auction, individual crafters also donate handmade furniture, pottery, artwork, folk art, and other crafts to the auction, including work from some of North Carolina's finest artists and crafters.

The money they raise goes to providing Christmas gifts for children in need.

To find out more visit One Special Christmas at: www.onespecialchristmas.org for more details.

The Log Cabin Raising 

If you’ve ever wanted to learn how people like John Davidson built their first homes in the Carolinas join us for our log cabin construction classes.

Classes typically begin in the Fall (September) and continue through November with the construction of an actual log cabin building project.

The log cabin will be auctioned off as part of the One Special Christmas project.

For more information about getting involved in classes please contact us at 704-875-3113.

This event is free to the general public

This event is made possible by the following sponsors:

Coca Cola - McIntosh Law Firm - McCall Brothers - Town of Huntersville - Mecklenburg County Parks & Recreation - ALCOA-Yadkin Generating - Culp Lumber Company - EnergyUnited- Allied Waste Services - McMahan Audio Visuals - Family Cleaners