Historic 1812 Hitching Post Wedding Venue Near Charlotte, NC
Estate Capacity up to 200. Located just north of Statesville, about an hour from Charlotte.
At the 1812 Hitching Post Historic Wedding Venue in Turnersburg, North Carolina (near Harmony and Statesville), our history is not just found in old buildings and family stories. It is found in the people who came before us — the families who lived here, the dreams they chased, and the remarkable stories they left behind. Long before couples gathered here to celebrate their own love …
Long before the 1812 Hitching Post became a place where couples celebrate love and commitment, this home stood as a witness to America’s changing history. In the 1850s, this home was connected to the Turner family of Turnersburg. Wilfred Turner, an Iredell County businessman and community leader, lived here during a time when the nation was deeply divided. His youngest son, Wilfred Dent Turner, was …
Did you know that several productions were filmed in and around Statesville, North Carolina? My husband, Patrick Waldron, had the opportunity to work as an extra in a number of them, including Leatherheads (2008), starring George Clooney and Renée Zellweger; The Ryan White Story (1989), starring Judith Light; and A Stoning in Fulham County (1988), which featured a young Brad Pitt in one of his early roles. Patrick Waldron (right) in …