Smokehouse Dedication and Open House

25 Mar 2023, Saturday ~ Smokehouse Dedication and Open House

Dedication 12:30pm Open House 10am until 2pm 

Chatham County Ag Fest Agriculture and Conference Center 

Many people helped with the preservation of this quintessential Chatham household building so younger generations can be shown how their ancestors lived. Our original dedication of the building was canceled due to COVID, but now we are ready to celebrate, and you are invited! 

Join us on Saturday, March 25th at 12:30 pm at the Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center for the Dedication of the Smokehouse and the 4th Annual Spring Ag Fest. We’ll be sharing some of the structure’s unique history and thanking the many donors who made restoration of the smokehouse possible. You can also visit the smokehouse during our Open House from 10 until 2. We’ll be raffling off hams—so be sure to stop and see us! 

The Smokehouse was an existing structure on the property scheduled for construction of the Chatham County Agriculture and Conference Center. The Chatham County Historical Association removed the smokehouse from the site and stored it during the construction of the new Ag Center building, then rebuilt it and returned it to the property where it had originally stood. 

The Spring Ag Fest celebrates Chatham County's agriculture, forestry, and natural resources with livestock area events, demonstrations, food, and the Dedication of the Historic Smokehouse at 12:30. Both Ag Fest and the Dedication event are free. The Agriculture and Conference Center is located at 1192 Bus US-64 W, Pittsboro, NC 27312. The smokehouse has a fascinating history.

If you want to lean more, this link will redirect you to our Preservation Projects page: 

 CCHADocumentsAgCenterPropertyandSavesUniqueSmokehouse.pdf