Rutherford College
Inscription
Evolved from private school
opened c. 1853 by R. L.
Abernethy. Operated
1900-1933 by Methodist
Church. Closed 1935. The
original site 1.3 mi. N.
Location
AddressMalcolm Boulevard in Rutherford College
CityValdese
CountyBurke
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates35.747890, -81.524690
Sources
More markers in Burke
Camp Vance
Training camp for state troops, 1861-64, named for Col. Zebulon Vance, war governor, was here.
Waldenses
Valdese, NC
A religious body dating from the Middle Ages.
Andre Michaux
Morganton, NC
French botanist, pioneer in studying flora of western North Carolina.
Waightstill Avery
Morganton, NC
First attorney general of North Carolina, 1777-79, member provincial congresses, colonel in Revolution.
Quaker Meadows
Morganton, NC
Rendezvous for "Over-Mountain Men" prior to Battle of Kings Mountain, 1780.