The History Museum of Burke County
Objects, artifacts, and documents representing Burke County's heritage can be found in this museum in Morganton, NC.
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- Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail This historic trail follows the Revolutionary War route of Patriot militia men from Virginia, today's eastern Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia to the battle of Kings Mountain, South Carolina, site of the Kings Mountain National Military Park.
- Oral History Project Learn how to create an oral history project and bring the past alive through interviews of those who have lived through important periods of history.
- North Carolina and the Civil War Meet some of your fellow citizens from the past who experienced and endured the American Civil War through stories, artifacts and images of North Carolinians who lived, served, and sacrificed all during the conflict.
- Historical Highlights of North Carolina A brief history of the state beginning with the early history and a description of many of the native tribes of North Carolina including the Cherokee, Catawba, and the Coastal Algonquian. Find information about the Colonial Period, the Halifax Resolves, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and significant events in the twentieth century.
- Lesson plan: Chronology: The time of my life In their study of chronology the students will use personal timelines and an activity sheet to demonstrate the importance of intact information to achieve accuracy, and compare and contrast their timelines with the chronological information contained in a stratified archaeological site.
- Lesson plan: Learn about your county This activity will allow fourth grade students in North Carolina to learn more about the counties that surround their home county. Using online images, students will create a multimedia presentation to share with others.
- Lesson plan: North Carolina living through photos, then and now Students will examine historical photographs of North Carolinians at work or in social settings. They will develop and share skills of “reading” photographs. Then they will use these skills to identify “historical clues” in a photo, and draw their own version of the same person or people in North Carolina today.
Related pages
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: Old Fort, North Carolina has been undergoing a great renovation and the Depot is no exception. The Railroad Depot houses the Railroad Museum and contains memorabilia, tools, and furniture from the early railroad period.
- Brevard Station Museum: This museum provides a collection of interesting stories, facts, recollections, pictures and tidbits relating to the history of Stanley, Gaston County, North Carolina.
- Wayne County Museum: Students will learn about the history of Wayne County as well as the influence of historic events on the people and way of life in the area.
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- Learn more about Burke County, North Carolina, World War II, farming, history, history museums, medicine, railroads, tools, and trains.
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The history and culture of Burke County is preserved at this museum in Morganton, NC. Located at 201 West Meeting Street, visitors to the museum will find artifacts, documents, and objects representing Burke County’s heritage. The museum website has images of daily life in Valdese, Morganton, and the countryside of Burke County. The museum is home to the Morganton Rail Road Depot, open Wednesday through Friday from 2-4 pm.
To plan a visit to the museum, call 828-437-1777 or send email to thehistorymuseum@directus.net.
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