Millstone 4-H Camp is home of the
North Carolina 4-H History & Learning Center Complex
The State Employees Credit Union (SECU) 4-H Learning Center
Houses the “4-H Hall of Leadership” that features the history of 4-H in North Carolina through interpretative wall display panels and a timeline of events. Many 4-H artifacts are on display. The Cole Foundation Auditorium is also housed here.
The House That 4-H Peanuts Built
Childhood home of the Rudolph Carl Ellis Family on Ramsey Street in Fayetteville, NC. House was built with money generated by Rudolph’s 4-H Peanut Project. The house was lovingly donated in 2003 by Rudolph’s daughter, Sharon, and moved to Millstone. The home was built in 1939, the same year Millstone opened.
The Mack and Juanita Hudson Courtyard and Gardens
Gift of Kent Hudson in honor of his parents who were visionary 4-H and citizens leaders in Harnett County. Juanita was given the honor of christening the USS Tyrrell as a young 4-H’er by President Roosevelt during WWII.
The Farm Bureau Model Farm Shop (partially renovated)
Built c: 1954 to teach 4-H boys shop activities during summer camp
Our Mission
The North Carolina 4-H History and Learning Center collects, preserves, and interprets our state’s 4-H story since its beginning in 1909. Four leaves of the 4-H clover are presented in the House that 4-H Peanuts Built, The Hudson Courtyard and Gardens, the SECU learning Center, and the Farm Shop Classroom. 4-H youth, families, alums, friends, and donors are invited to witness NC 4-H’s rich history near Ellerbe in North Carolina’s sandhills.
Visit The NC 4-H Learning Center Today!
Located in Richmond County NC
4-H in North Carolina
since 1909 with the start of Corn clubs and canning clubs,
The story of the North Carolina 4-H Museum
that grew into the 4-H History & Learning Center really began more than 80 years ago in Cumberland County. It was there, in the depths of the Great Depression, that a young boy planted a plot of peanuts as part of a 4-H project and roasted them in his mother’s kitchen.
Learn About 4-H in North Carolina Today!
Millstone 4-H Camp Facts…
Millstone 4-H Camp opened in 1939 and has provided summer 4-H camps and year- round conferencing, retreats, and meeting space for thousands of North Carolinians in beautiful, natural surroundings.
Millstone 4-H Camp is nestled in the large loblolly forests of the Sandhills Wildlife Management Area (Richmond County, NC).
Millstone gets its name from the many millstones that were produced from the rock outcroppings near Millstone Creek.
The millstones were “blasted” and chiseled from the large rock and shipped for use in grist mills in the surrounding regions.
Today you can still walk the area at “The Rocks” and see evidence of blast marks and discarded millstones on the grounds.
You will Leave this Place a Different Person……
The answer is in your response.
Make it a day! Combine your Millstone visit with these two nearby area attractions:
- The Rankin Museum of American Heritage (https://rankinmuseum.org/)
- In nearby Ellerbe NC (just off I-73/74)
- Features 4900 SF of displays showcasing natural, local, and native-American culture
Town Creek Indian Mound (https://historicsites.nc.gov/all-sites/town-creek-indian-mound
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- NC State 4-H Historic site and archeological site
- Displays and grounds depicting prehistoric Native American culture are artifacts
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North Carolina
4-H History & Learning Center
1296 Mallard Drive
Ellerbe, NC 27203