Rutherford
Bechtler's Mint
Rutherfordton, NC
Established 1831, four miles N., by Christopher Bechtler.
Bechtler's Mint
Rutherfordton, NC
Established near here by Christopher Bechtler in 1831.
Elisha Baxter
Forest City, NC
Governor of Arkansas, 1873-74; Union colonel in Civil War; elected to U.S. Senate, 1864, but not seated.
Gilbert Town
Rutherfordton, NC
Before Battle of King’s Mountain, Sept. 1780, the Patriot Overmountain Men and British troops led by Patrick Ferguson camped in the...
Goshen Presbyterian Church
Belmont, NC
Established in 1764.
Joshua Forman
Rutherfordton, NC
Founder of Syracuse, N.Y., early advocate of Erie Canal.
Stoneman's Raid
Rutherfordton, NC
On a raid through western North Carolina Gen. Stoneman's U.S. cavalry passed through Rutherfordton, April 21, 1865.