Topics Related to Burke County

Andre Michaux (N-20)

French botanist, pioneer in studying flora of western North Carolina, visited Roan Mountain, 12 miles north, August 16, 1794, and May 6, 1795.

Camp Vance (N-17)

Training camp for state troops, 1861-64, named for Col. Zebulon Vance, war governor, was here. The camp was raided by federal troops in 1864.

Stoneman's Raid (N-13)

On their raid through western North Carolina Gen. Stoneman's U.S. cavalry skirmished with Confederates near here on April 17, 1865.

Tod R. Caldwell (N-8)

Governor, 1870-1874, during Reconstruction, member State Convention of 1865. His home stood here.

Quaker Meadows (N-3)

Rendezvous for "Over-Mountain Men" prior to Battle of Kings Mountain, 1780. Home to Joseph & Charles McDowell, military & political leaders.

Waldenses (N-2)

A religious body dating from the Middle Ages. The town of Valdese was founded by members of this group in 1893.