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==Arts and culture== [[File:Caswell County Veterans Memorial, March 2021.jpg|thumb|right|Caswell County Veterans Memorial, Yanceyville]] Caswell County hosts two major festivals a year: the "Bright Leaf Hoedown" and the "Spring Fling."<ref>{{cite web |title=Providence Fire & Rescue 2012 Spring Fling Festival |url=http://www.providencespringflingfestival.com/ |access-date=August 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920001116/http://www.providencespringflingfestival.com/ |archive-date=September 20, 2012 |date=2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Bright Leaf Hoedown is a one-day outdoor festival held in late September in downtown [[Yanceyville]]. It features local food vendors, live entertainment, crafts, and non-profit organizations, usually drawing more than 5,000 guests.<ref>{{cite web| title=2021 Hoedown set for Saturday, September 25| url=https://www.caswellmessenger.com/news/article_02779126-d359-11eb-aadc-8355f3a8745f.html| publisher=CaswellMessenger.com| access-date=June 30, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Preserving the past, embracing the future; Looking back at 2008| url=https://www.newsoforange.com/caswell_messenger/news/article_d0246238-5f32-5f7a-a31f-55a86ceb5aef.html| publisher=NewsofOrange.com| access-date=June 30, 2021}}</ref> The Spring Fling is a two-day event and is held on a weekend in late April or early May on the grounds of the [[Providence, Caswell County, North Carolina|Providence]] Volunteer Fire Department.<ref>[http://caswellchamber.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=49 Annual Events] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813055158/http://caswellchamber.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=49 |date=August 13, 2011}}, Caswell County Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved March 18, 2013.</ref> The Caswell County Historical Association hosts its annual Heritage Festival in Yanceyville every May. The festival celebrates county history through tours, living history reenactments, games, vendors, and live music.<ref>{{cite web| title=Caswell celebrates heritage with festival| url=https://godanriver.com/entertainment_lifestyles/caswell-celebrates-heritage-with-festival/article_8e35172c-e8e4-50e0-b6a3-bc3a919a8d7f.html| publisher=GoDanRiver.com| access-date=June 27, 2021}}</ref> Downtown [[Yanceyville Historic District|Yanceyville's historic district]] features [[Caswell County Courthouse|an antebellum courthouse]] designed by William Percival and several other examples of antebellum architecture. The Yanceyville Historic District, [[Bartlett Yancey House]], [[John Johnston House (Yanceyville, North Carolina)|John Johnston House]], [[William Henry and Sarah Holderness House]], [[Melrose/Williamson House]], [[Graves House]], and [[Poteat House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref name = nrhpinv>{{Cite web | author =M. Ruth Little| title =William Henry and Sarah Holderness House| work = National Register of Historic Places β Nomination and Inventory | date = July 2014| url = https://files.nc.gov/ncdcr/nr/CS0258.pdf | publisher = North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office | access-date = February 17, 2022}}</ref> [[Warren House and Warren's Store]] in [[Prospect Hill, North Carolina|Prospect Hill]] and the [[Garland-Buford House]] and [[James Malone House]] near [[Leasburg, North Carolina|Leasburg]] are also listed on the National Register of Historic Places in addition to [[Wildwood (Semora, North Carolina)|Wildwood]] near [[Semora, North Carolina|Semora]] and [[Woodside (Milton, North Carolina)|Woodside]] near [[Milton, North Carolina|Milton]].<ref>{{cite web| title=National Register Database and Research| url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/database-research.htm|access-date=November 13, 2022}}</ref> Caswell County's cultural attractions also include:<ref>{{cite web| title=Home| url=https://yanceyvillenc.gov/| publisher=YanceyvilleNC.gov| access-date=February 16, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Milton Studio Art Gallery| url=https://www.miltonstudioartgallery.com/| access-date=February 16, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Piedmont Triad Visitor Center| url=https://www.piedmonttriadvisitorcenter.org/|access-date=April 22, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Yoder's Country Market| url=https://www.visitnc.com/listing/BQkn/yoder-s-country-market|access-date=December 4, 2022}}</ref><ref name="ncpedia 2"/> {{div col}} * Caswell Council for the Arts (in Yanceyville) * Caswell County Civic Center (in Yanceyville) * Caswell County Veterans Memorial (in Yanceyville) * Caswell Farmers' Market (in Yanceyville) * Caswell Horticulture Club * Gunn Memorial Public Library (in Yanceyville) *[[Milton Historic District (Milton, North Carolina)|Milton Historic District]] * Milton Renaissance Foundation Museum & Visitors Center * Milton Studio Art Gallery * Piedmont Triad Visitor Center (in [[Pelham, North Carolina|Pelham]]) * Old Caswell County Jail (in Yanceyville) * Old Poteat School/Poteat One-Room School (in Yanceyville) * [[Red House Presbyterian Church]] (in Semora) * Richmond-Miles History Museum (in Yanceyville) * Shangri-La Miniature Stone Village (in Prospect Hill) * Simmons Farm Museum (near Stony Creek) * [[Thomas Day (cabinetmaker)|Thomas Day]] House and [[Union Tavern]] (in Milton) * Town of Yanceyville Public Safety Memorial * Yanceyville Museum of Art * Yanceyville Pavilion * Yanceyville's municipal [[water tower]] * Yoder's Country Market (in Yanceyville){{div col end}} The Caswell County Civic Center in Yanceyville has a full-size professionally equipped stage, a 912-seat auditorium, and meeting and banquet facilities for up to 500. The Civic Center also has accessories for concerts, theatre, and social functions as well as a lobby art gallery.<ref>{{cite web| title=Caswell Civic Center| url=https://www.caswellcountync.gov/residents| publisher=County of Caswell, North Carolina| access-date=February 16, 2022}}</ref> Gunn Memorial Public Library in Yanceyville conducts summer reading programs for children of all ages.<ref>{{cite web| title=Caswell County Library| url=https://www.caswellcountync.gov/library| publisher=County of Caswell, North Carolina| access-date=June 7, 2022}}</ref>
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