RALEIGH — Bentonville Battlefield and other North Carolina historic sites will open to the public on Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m. June 14 through Aug. 2 as part of a pilot program expanding weekend access at select locations.
The initiative will offer Sunday hours at 13 of the state’s 27 historic sites, including Reed Gold Mine, Fort Fisher, the State Capitol, Historic Edenton, Historic Halifax, Somerset Place, Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson, Historic Bath, Roanoke Island Festival Park, Aycock Birthplace, Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum and Thomas Day State Historic Site.
North Carolina Historic Sites, which runs the program, said most locations are typically open Tuesday through Saturday. Officials said the initiative is intended to give visitors additional flexibility when planning weekend trips…