The Person County Quilt Trail began as an idea in 2015. With grant funding from the N.C. Dept. of Commerce and management by the Piedmont Conservation Council, the trail has become a reality. The ultimate goal is for a continuous Quilt Trail that travels throughout the North Carolina Piedmont. Presently the counties participating are Person, Randolph, and Rockingham.
The painted quilt squares are unique and reflect the history of this area’s agriculture and the passions of the trail’s participants. Many squares are painted from family heirloom quilts while some were designed to show the history of or the present day working on the farm.
Visitors are encouraged to stop and take photographs from the roadside. Several farms may also offer their seasonal produce or other goods for sale. While touring the Quilt Trail, please be considerate of private property.
This free museum dedicated to the Dukes of Hazzard is housed in a barn packed with memorabilia from the 1980's television show. The quilt square pays tribute to the theme with the painted General Lee. The museum is listed with the state as a North Carolina Museum of Southern Culture. Historically, the owner's family farmed tobacco in Person County and the farm remains in the family. For more information, find them on facebook as Boar's Nest: a Dukes of Hazzard Museum.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
4647 Helen Moriah Rd
Rougemont, North Carolina
Quilt Square by Chrystal Hardt • Photography by Carly Long
