Beginning as Brownsville Baptist Female College in 1851 and later serving as Haywood County High School from 1911 to 1970, this building was then renovated and re-opened as the College Hill Center in 1990 and now houses several museums and a meeting/reception room. The Haywood County Museum traces the heritage and history of the county and its people, beginning with the Indian period and proceeding to the present by traveling through eight 25-year segments which display artifacts, documents, photographs and memorabilia of days gone by. Of special note is a display of uniforms from The War Between the States, the Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, as well as the Korean, Vietnam and Desert Storm conflicts. Also not to be missed is a sports room dedicated to teams and individuals who have achieved local, state and national recognition. The Abraham Lincoln Collection was a two-generation project, of the late Morton Felsenthal and his father, which was left to the citizens of Haywood County in 1982 at Felsenthal’s death.