Editing Old Fort, North Carolina (section)

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Andrews Geyser - Ice and Sun.JPG|thumb|right|[[Andrews Geyser]]]]

=== Arts and museums ===
Old Fort has several attractions, including [[Andrews Geyser]], a gravity-fed fountain created in 1879 as a railroad attraction.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Andrews Geyser in Old Fort, NC |url=https://www.visitnc.com/listing/Q5Ds/andrews-geyser |access-date=December 7, 2022 |website=www.visitnc.com |language=en |archive-date=December 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208000547/https://www.visitnc.com/listing/Q5Ds/andrews-geyser |url-status=live }}</ref> Davidson's Fort Historic Park, a nonprofit organization, has reconstructed [[Davidson Fort]], the Revolutionary War and host re-enactments and educational activities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://davidsonsforthistoricpark.com/ |access-date=December 7, 2022 |website=davidsonsforthistoricpark.com |archive-date=December 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204011808/https://davidsonsforthistoricpark.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The state operates the [[Mountain Gateway Museum and Heritage Center]] which depicts local traditions and lifestyles from the 18th century through the 20th century <ref name=":3" /><ref name=":2" /> The Old Fort Train Depot features a railroad exhibit.<ref name=":1" /> The historic [[Carson House (Marion, North Carolina)|Carson House]] museum is located nine miles east of Old Fort in McDowell County.<ref name=":2" />

=== Events and festivals ===
The Mountain Gateway Museum hosts Pioneer Day on the last Saturday in April.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Old Fort, NC |url=https://www.mcdowellchamber.com/communities/ |access-date=December 8, 2022 |website=McDowell Chamber of Commerce |language=en-US |archive-date=December 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208000552/https://www.mcdowellchamber.com/communities/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The North Carolina Gold Festival is held the first Friday/Saturday in June, also on the grounds of Mountain Gateway Museum. Old Fort's Chamber of Commerce sponsors Octoberfest the first weekend in October on the grounds of Mountain Gateway Museum.<ref name=":6" />

=== Architecture ===
The [[Welsford Parker Artz House]] and [[Old Fort Commercial Historic District]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref name="nps">{{cite web |date=May 6, 2011 |title=National Register of Historic Places Listings |url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20110506.htm |work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/25/11 through 4/29/11 |publisher=National Park Service |access-date=February 7, 2015 |archive-date=December 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228130726/http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20110506.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Arrowhead Monument]] was built in 1930 as a symbol of peace between the Iroquoian-speaking [[Cherokee people]] and Siouan-speaking [[Catawba people]].<ref name=":2" /> At the dedication ceremony, more than 6,000 attendees gathered at the town square to see the unveiling of the 14&nbsp;ft. rose granite arrowhead on a natural stone base.<ref name=":2" />