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The History Museum of Burke County: Objects, artifacts, and documents representing Burke County's heritage can be found in this museum in Morganton, NC.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Old Burke County Courthouse and Heritage Museum: Students can learn about the history of Burke County and the sessions of the NC Supreme Court held on this site in the mid-19th century when visiting the Old Burke County Courthouse.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail: This historic trail, part of the National Trails System, tracks the route of Patriot militia men to the Battle of Kings Mountain.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Burke Arts Council: Visit the three galleries housed in the Burke Arts Council to experience the visual arts of the Southern Appalachian region.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Burke County Courthouse in Morganton, NC: This is the Burke County Courthouse in Morganton, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

Linville Gorge in Burke County, NC: This is Linville Gorge. Visible on the left is Table Rock, one of the highest peaks in Burke County.; Format: image/photograph

Quaker Meadows Plantation: Tour the plantation of Captain Charles McDowell, Jr. and see what it was like to live in antebellum Burke County.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

An aerial view of Lake James: This is an aerial view of Lake James in Burke County, North Carolina. Lake James State Park is located on the lake's southern shore. Much of the movie "The Last of the Mohicans" was filmed on Lake James.; Format: image/photograph

Shinny Creek in South Mountains State Park: This is Shinny Creek in South Mountains State Park. South Mountains State Park is located in Burke County. It is the largest state park in North Carolina at 17,000 acres.; Format: image/photograph

Ratifying the amendments: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 11.4; In 1835, a convention passed amendments to the North Carolina state constitution. In this activity, students map votes for ratification by county and explain the patterns they see.; Format: activity; By David Walbert.

Lake James State Park: Located in both Burke and McDowell counties, Lake James State Park is a place where students can learn about the animals and plants that inhabit the area.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

The view from Table Rock near Morganton, NC: This is the shadow of a cloud passing over Linville Gorge as seen from Table Rock. Table Rock is located near Morganton, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

Waldensian Museum: The Waldesian Museum celebrates the Waldesian church and its members who settled in this area of North Carolina on the late 1800s.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Pine Trees in South Mountains State Park: These are pine trees lit by the sunset in South Mountains State Park. South Mountains State Park is the largest in North Carolina at 17,000 acres.; Format: image/photograph

David Fanning and the Tory War of 1781: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 5.10; During the American Revolution, Patriots and Loyalists fought in the North Carolina backcountry. In 1781, David Fanning, commanding the Loyalist forces of five counties, terrorized residents of the Piedmont.; Format: article

The Home Guard: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 6.10; Letter from a commander of North Carolina's Civil War Home Guard to Governor Zebulon Vance, explaining the chaos in the western part of the state and his efforts to keep order and asking the governor for assistance. Includes historical commentary.; Format: letter

Amnesty letters: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 9.5; Letters from North Carolinians to President Andrew Johnson asking for amnesty after the Civil War. Includes historical commentary.; Format: letter; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

A capital in the "wilderness": In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 1.4; In 1792, the North Carolina General Assembly voted to place a permanent state capital in Wake County. Joel Lane sold 1,000 acres of land to the state, and in the years that followed, the city of Raleigh was planned and built.; Format: article

South Mountains State Park: One of the state's most rugged parks, South Mountains State Park offers a number of activities. Rangers are available to teach students about the mountain watershed and the importance of water stewardship.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Dig finds evidence of Spanish fort: Near Morganton, North Carolina, archaeologists are excavating what they believe to be the remnants of Juan Pardo's outpost at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. The 16th-century outpost, known as Fort San Juan, disappeared after Indians burned it to the ground.; Format: article

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