The Lenoir City Museum and Cotton Mill at 110 Depot Street downtown has opened for the season.

"A lot of people will say they didn't even know we had a museum," said Gerri Matlock, who opens the buildings doors two days a week for visitors.

The museum is open from 1 to 4 on Thursdays and Fridays and features many pieces of memorabilia from Lenoir City's past.

The old house is broken into four themed rooms. It starts with an area dedicated to the history of Lenoir City's settlement and how it got its name. Several pictures and items that originally belonged to the Lenoir Family are on display.

Visitors will then pass into rooms dedicated to the Lenoir City Car Works, a war room and an area for Lenoir City Schools.

Matlock said she would like more local people to get interested in the museum and appreciates the visitors and new members of the community who stop by.

The museum is set to be open until the late fall.