For this week’s North Carolina Thursdays post, I decided to look around Columbus, Polk County. There were a number of places that sounded interesting. I went with House of Flags Museum – https://houseofflags.org/. I felt it was a good choice for this week’s North Carolina Thursdays post. This museum combines two of my favorite topics – museums and flags. Call before planning a visit to see what the COVID-19 limitations are and if it’s open. According to the website, it’s open. It was founded September 8, 2001. It’s the only museum that displays all 27 U. S. flags.
Official Website: https://houseofflags.org/
Hours
Tuesday & Thursday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tour Groups
For school and group tours contact the House of Flags at 828-894-5640 or email flagmuseum@gmail.com.
Address:
PO Box 1090, Columbus, NC 28722
33 Gibson Street in Columbus, N.C.
Phone: 828-894-5640
Admission: no cost, but donations appreciated
Atlas Obscura: No listing located https://www.atlasobscura.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/House-of-Flags-Museum-255572071760
Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=House+of+Flags+Museum+Columbus (Some listings located)
GenealogyTrails: No listing located
Gluseum: https://www.gluseum.com/US/Columbus/255572071760/House-of-Flags-Museum
Google Maps: Google Maps Columbus, North Carolina (Street View available)
HMDB: No listing located for the museum https://www.hmdb.org/
Hometown Locator: No listing located https://northcarolina.hometownlocator.com/
Inspirock: No listing located https://www.inspirock.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/255572071760/house-of-flags-museum/
Landmarkhunter: No listing located https://landmarkhunter.com/
Linkedin: No listing located http://www.linkedin.com/
Museums.us: https://www.museums.us/state/north-carolina/columbus/house-of-flags-museum
National Register of Historic Places: No listing located https://npgallery.nps.gov/
Only In Your State: No listing located https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/481955597596716994/
Roads and Kingdoms: No listing located https://roadsandkingdoms.com/
Roadside America: https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/28590
RoadTrippers: No listing located https://maps.roadtrippers.com/
Silly America: No listing located https://sillyamerica.com/
Smoky Mountain News: No listing located https://www.smokymountainnews.com/
Snapchat: No listing located https://www.snapchat.com/
This is my South: No listing located https://www.thisismysouth.com/
Trip Advisor: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g49046-d3849117-Reviews-House_of_Flags_Museum-Columbus_North_Carolina.html
Trip Hobo: No listing located https://www.triphobo.com/
Trip Shock: No listing located https://www.tripshock.com/
Tumblr: Not seeing any listings for the museum https://www.tumblr.com/
Twitch channel or search: No listing located – https://www.twitch.tv/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/search?q=House%20of%20Flags%20Museum%20Columbus%20NC&src=typed_query
Vimeo channel or search: Some videos located https://vimeo.com/321488055
VisitNC: https://www.visitnc.com/listing/Tqtd/house-of-flags
VisitNC Smokies: No listing located https://visitncsmokies.com/
Waymarking: No listing located https://www.waymarking.com/
Wikipedia: no article and link to website on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_North_Carolina
Yelp: No listing located https://www.yelp.com/
YouTube: Some videos located https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=House+of+Flags+Museum
Past North Carolina Thursdays posts: https://upsdownsfamilyhistory.wordpress.com/tag/north-carolina-thursdays/