Historic Latta Plantation, at 5225 Sample Road, Huntersville, is a circa 1800 plantation and living history site featuring guided home tours, farm animals and more.
Throughout the year Historic Latta Plantation presents many events for the community. You can usually find them all on their Facebook page.
The property has reopened to visitors, with the following hours:
- Wednesday to Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Sunday: 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Admission:
- $9.00 Adults
- $8.00 Seniors (62+)
- $8.00 Students
- Children ages 5 and Under Free
- Members Free
$5.00 Early Bird Pricing 10 a.m.- 12 p.m. (Outside, self-guided site tour only)
Special Events at Historic Latta Plantation
On Saturday, October 3rd, 2020, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and on Sunday, October 4th, 2020, from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., a historic re-enactor group called Piedmont Partisans will be on site.
They will be putting on a living history event, portraying the North Carolina Colonial backwoods militia.
There will be firing demonstrations and an 18th century children’s toy talk, along with the ongoing demonstrations in camp. Some new skills and topics of discussion in our camp will be the carving of a powderhorn and what tools the militiamen would have had on their homesteads to survive in the backcountry of NC.
Nearby Attractions and Things to Do
Historic Latta Plantation is within Latta Nature Preserve, which features miles of hiking trails and launching area for kayaks and canoes. Learn more about Latta Nature Preserve (as well as other nature preserves.)
Carolina Raptor Center is also in Latta Nature Preserve, and it’s currently open, with safety measures. Carolina Raptor Center rehabilitates and cares for injured birds of prey.
Hopewell Presbyterian Church’s cemetery is included in our article about visiting historic cemeteries in the Charlotte area. It’s very close to Latta Nature Preserve, at 10500 Beatties Ford Road, Huntersville.
Historic Rural Hill is also close by.
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