Frederick Augustus Olds - Raleigh, NC - Statues of Historic Figures on Waymarking.com

A plaque next to the statue reads: "Frederick Augustus Olds (1853 - 1935) Colonel Fred Olds founded the Hall of History, now the North Carolina Museum of History, in 1902. He devoted his life to preserving the state's heritage. In memory of Dellie Hardison Smith, a creative planner for this North Carolina Museum of History building."

"Frederick Augustus Olds, known as the “father” of the North Carolina Museum of History, began collecting items from across North Carolina in the late 19th century. He traversed the state, acquiring pieces of the past and the stories associated with them. Some of the objects were related to events in the state’s history, while others might have seemed rather strange. (One item was simply labeled a “box of rocks.”) Olds amassed a large private collection, and on December 5, 1902, he merged his items with the collection owned and displayed in the State Museum (the modern-day North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences). This assortment of historical artifacts became known as the "Hall of History" and was opened to the public. "

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