An unusual theft is under investigation at one of western North Carolina’s oldest homes, after a trove of 1800s firearms mysteriously vanished.
The crime scene is the 233-year-old Historic Carson House, which is stocked “with period antiques, artifacts, and personal items” belonging to the state’s early settlers.
The McDowell County Sheriff’s Office reports the weapons were stolen this week, but investigators have not released details of how the culprits got into the home.
“Several of these firearms date back to (and were used in) the American Civil War and Spanish-American War eras and are considered valuable historical artifacts,” the sheriff’s office reported in a May 11 news release…