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Pebble Hill

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Pebble Hill, home of the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities

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The historical marker in front of the Center for Arts and Humanities for the Scott-Yarbrough House, also known as Pebble Hill

Programs

Alabama Historical Association Draughon Seminars in State & Local History Flynt Graduate Award Hitchcock Graduate Award Residencies Third Thursday Literary Series Annual Events

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Fred Gray speaking at Auburn's Constitution Day

Constitution Day

with Attorney Fred Gray

Terrance Vickerstaff holding Betsey Scott Harper book

Betsey Scott Harper: The Story of an Auburn First Family

children's book

A split image of Pebble Hill, one half dark and showing disrepair in the 1970s and one half showing its bright, renovated facade that stands today

hAUnted

Ghosts of Pebble Hill

News

Auburn students design railroad exhibit for Lee County Historical Society Museum

Students from the Auburn History Club created a new exhibit at the Lee County Historical Society about the thing that literally put Lee County on the map: the train.
Auburn University faculty present at international social science conference in Puerto Rico

College of Education faculty members Jesús Tirado and Sara Demoiny, joined by Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities Program Manager Maiben Beard, presented their paper, “Integrating Diverse Narratives in a Historic Site in Alabama,” at the 2026 SSEC International Conference in Puerto Rico.
Theatre Management graduate helps Auburn schoolchildren, seniors make performance art with memories

Abigail Bowling, a recent Theatre Management and Creative Writing graduate, interned this spring with the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities to show generations of Auburn residents that their personal stories can be powerful performances.
Auburn Art unveils 50-foot mural honoring Poarch Creek Indians

The Poarch Creek Indians now have a permanent art installation celebrating their history and culture after Auburn students and faculty completed the university’s largest academic mural project.

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