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Pearl S. Buck Birthplace Museum, Hillsboro

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The historic home in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains where the Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck was born in 1892. It has been restored and refurnished and is open to the public from Memorial Day through October.

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• By Citallwic

  We were the only visitors when we arrived on a weekday morning. Our tour lasted two hours and was incredibly detailed. This might have been appropriate for dedicated fans of the famed author, but...  more »

• By jim4900R

  Was a privilege to visit the birthplace of the first woman to win both the Pulitzer and the Nobel prize for literature for her book "The Good Earth". Also a movie. The home is very well preserved.....  more »

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• By Kathleen Sayre

  Very interesting. The guide was well informed. Well maintained

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• By Chris Sharp

  Most people don't know who pearl s buck is much less why visit her birthplace I grew up with this in my backyard. Hillsboro is wonderful quaint small-town some place to visit if you want to get away from it all.

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