Burke
Andre Michaux
Morganton, NC
French botanist, pioneer in studying flora of western North Carolina.
Broughton Hospital
Morganton, NC
State facility for care of mentally ill; opened 1883.
Burke Courthouse
Morganton, NC
Built of local cut stone, ca.
Camp Vance
Training camp for state troops, 1861-64, named for Col. Zebulon Vance, war governor, was here.
Fort San Juan
Morganton, NC
Built by Juan Pardo in 1567 at native town of Joara.
Quaker Meadows
Morganton, NC
Rendezvous for "Over-Mountain Men" prior to Battle of Kings Mountain, 1780.
Rutherford College
Valdese, NC
Evolved from private school opened c. 1853 by R. L. Abernethy.
Stoneman's Raid
Morganton, NC
On their raid through western North Carolina Gen. Stoneman's U.S. cavalry skirmished with Confederates near here on April 17, 1865.
Waightstill Avery
Morganton, NC
First attorney general of North Carolina, 1777-79, member provincial congresses, colonel in Revolution.
Waldenses
Valdese, NC
A religious body dating from the Middle Ages.