Coats Museum
History Museum
Why pick this one
Coats Museum combines cotton, military, and aviation exhibits with a research library and historical records focused on Coats and surrounding areas.
Best for
- Researching Coats genealogy and family histories
- Studying local schools, cemeteries, town records, or deeds
- Learning about cotton production history
- Viewing local military and aviation history exhibits
- Visitors seeking a guided research visit on Thursdays
Look elsewhere if
- Visits are needed outside Thursdays, Sundays from 2–5 p.m., or scheduled appointments
Specialties
- Coats and surrounding-area history
- Cotton production history
- Military history exhibits
- Aviation history exhibits
- Genealogical and historical research
What makes them different
- Research library containing newspapers, genealogical resources, family histories, military records, scrapbooks, memorabilia, and Coats High School yearbooks
- Cotton Museum covering cotton production from bloom to harvest
- Aviation exhibit featuring NASA astronaut William E. Thornton's flight suit from STS-51B/Spacelab-3
- Historical records collection covering Coats cemeteries, census information, mayors and commissioners, schools, town charter, tax lists, and deeds
- Museum staff assist with research on Thursdays
- Serves
- Coats
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 109 S McKinley St, Coats, NC 27521
- Phone
- +19108972525
- Website
- http://www.coatsmuseum.com
Services
- Heritage museum exhibits
- Cotton museum exhibits
- Research library access
- Historical records access
- Museum videos and theater-room presentations