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The Milton Heritage Greenway & Trail
The Milton Heritage Greenway and Trail officially opened in May 2023, offering visitors and residents a scenic and tranquil pathway through the historic town of Milton. This thoughtfully designed trail not only provides a peaceful outdoor experience but also serves as a window into Milton’s rich past. Along the route, ten historical markers highlight the…
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Restaurants & Shoppes
In Order of Location along Commercial Row: Milton 66 In their second year, Milton 66 has livened up Broad Street with their attractive streetscape and gatherings on “the Porch,” while offering craft beer and local wines and snacks. Popular food trucks and local bands are regularly scheduled. Open Wednesday-Friday 3-9, Saturday 1-9 and Sunday 1-8. Proprietors Burton Edwards…
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Calendar of Events
Saturday, April 5, 10 AM 2025: Make a Hypertufa Pot for your garden! Hypertufa is a lighter weight substance than concrete to form and fashion planters, pots and urns. At the Museum Courtyard, 169 Broad Street. See Milton Renaissance Foundation’s Facebook page for additional updates Saturday, May 17, 10 AM 2025: Lost Treasure Recovery will be…
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The Museum of Milton
Milton Renaissance Foundation, established in 2016, initially worked to simply increase tourism, education and cultural interest in the 1796 Town of Milton. The historic Milton State Bank was available at the time for lease. Employing that beautiful space to house a museum featuring Milton history and host historically themed lectures worked well. Since commencing the…
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Milton Historic District
Architectural historian, Ruth Little, referred to Milton as “A Museum without walls” in her 1979 book, An Inventory of Historic Architecture, Caswell County North Carolina. Milton was established in 1796 by the North Carolina General Assembly as an inspection center for Tobacco and Flour. With tobacco factories, prizeries, warehouses, cotton mills and supporting businesses, Milton…
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The Claude Allen Plug Tobacco Factory
The Claude Allen Plug Tobacco Factory Milton Renaissance Foundation is additionally working with Milton Preservation and Beautification Society towards the restoration of The Claude Allen Plug Tobacco Factory. Though small, this structure is the last vestige of Milton’s manufacturing glory days. Milton produced tobacco before cigarettes. Tobacco processed here was for pipe smoking and chewing. Fun fact: research thus…
Milton Renaissance Foundation Museum & Visitors Center 