Catawa County Historical Association Review

Excellent museum. Well organized and easy to walk through.

Great place to learn more about the history of Catawba County.

I love history, if u love history then this is the place to visit

Great place to see Catawba County history and heritage.

Very interesting, helpful hosts, informative, and got to be in New footage for website.

I've always grown up going in here as a kid and uncle had painted it a few times so got to be alone touring myself around absolutely wonderful memories with my brothers and sisters

Built on Catawba County pride. This is a must see next time you are in Newton. Intresting exhibits and friendly helpful guides.

I learned & saw alot of historic stuff today I was amazed

This was a nice place to visit while roaming the North Carolina countryside. Very informative exhibits in what was the old catawba county courthouse. Best part of it all the entrance fee was 0.00.

The news came because at the parade a man pepper sprayed the confederate flag & pulled out a hand gun...

The oldest court house that has mold growing in the air vents. The entire building smells of mildew.

Great museum dedicated to preserving history of Caldwell County. We gave them several of the old family items for their collections

Even though it is not been use that much, it is kept up and there is a lot of history in this building

This is a small museum however it is operated in a professional manner. Accurate and useful information about Catawba County is readily available to visitors. School field trips are a regular occurrence. I recommend a visit to any history buff.

Wonderful Historical History of Catawba County...A+....!

Every time I have visited I've had a great experience. People are helpful and great to work with. I've purchased many of the books for my own research and the Yoder map I bought has been a wonderful help in locating the many areas my multiple family lines have lived in. I'm dating myself but when I was a kid this was the courthouse!

While in college at CVCC, in 2009, I took a World History class where I did a lot of my notes, presentation ideas, professor lectures, and extra credit here. Very much enjoyed the history within not just the town/city bit the county's history.

Decent display of local history but had some holes missing where they didn't have displays.

Very interesting exhibits. The history of this area comes alive. The guides are knowledgeable and obviously love what they do and are enthusiastic

Stumbled on this great antique car show/ car ride. I like all the cool stuff they are doing to downtown Newton. Great day for the family l..

There is so much to see for every age group. For some of us the history can be remembered when it was a current event. There are books for browsing as well as the exhibits. Every one should visit

Love museums, and even better that they are in old buildings. This place is in a 1924 courthouse and has lots of cool displays. I love that you can visit the commissioners floor and it s very clean. They have a small kids room with dress up items, etc. To top it all off, the admission is free.

A great place to spend some time . They have very interesting items. We will visit again .

Very informative about the history of the area. Great value for the price!

The best county history museum in either of the Carolinas... hands down. Rare, authentic, and accurate displays are the norm, all presented in unique and interesting ways. Only posted five stars because there were not ten! Top notch!!

This is an awesome place to visit. There is so much history.

Becoming Part of Newton's History

During our exploration trip accross Catawba County (approx. 50 mi NW from our base in Charlotte) we decided to check out the area's History Museum.
A sweet lady, Jessica, welcomed us and gave us some instructios on how to get the most out of our self-guided tour of the museum that artfully displays its exhibits in the setting of Catawba County's 1924 Courthouse in downtown Newton.
What we and Herold Little (our company mascot) saw and experienced can best be described through the photos attached so you may want to enjoy these before you come to visit Newton yourself!
We at PHIL'S WORLD TRAVEL suggest all our customers to invest some hours to visit Newton and its impressive vicinity when in the area. You'll love it. And its lovely residents as well!

Well laid out. Nice children's area. The have a red coat from Revolutionary war.

Very nice. Just right size. Sorry to see they took down the confederate soldier statue.

Loads of information about the local history you won't fit me anywhere else.

Diamond in the rough. Great museum with so much for the size. From preserved room to box car derby vehicle. A jail and medical display. Racecar, courthouse. Even a display of camera's. Went with my brother and had a great time. Quiet place to go. Will be going again.

Great place to visit for locals especially, and also for everyone else.

Pretty nifty museum to visit when you are bored one day. Nothing extraordinary about the museum but still a cool place to visit with the family.