Morganton in Burke County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Camp Vance

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, November 13, 2016

1. Camp Vance Marker

Inscription. 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.

Erected 2010 by NC Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number N-17.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.

Location. 35° 45.182′ N, 81° 38.76′ W. Marker is in Morganton, North Carolina, in Burke County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 70 and Summers Road, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 70. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Morganton NC 28655, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Mountains. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian

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Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: General Daniel Morgan (approx. 2.3 miles away); Slades Chapel (approx. 2.3 miles away); Burke County Vietnam Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); WWII Burke County Dead (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Story of the Park... (approx. 2.3 miles away); Tod R. Caldwell (approx. 2.4 miles away); Sam J. Ervin, Jr. (approx. 2.4 miles away); “Sacred Dance & the Muses” – 2004 (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morganton.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Broughton Hospital (was approx. 2.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, November 13, 2016

2. Camp Vance Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, November 13, 2016

3. Camp Vance Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, November 13, 2016

4. Camp Vance Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,073 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 14, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.