Prior to the construction of this pocket park, this site has had many uses such as an asphalt parking lot and even a gas station. In fact, this site used to be considered a brownfield, or property with hazardous substances, pollutants, or . . . — — Map (db m285938) HM
Honoring all who served
The nation which forgets it's defenders will itself be forgotten
Dedicated to all veterans in remembrance of Pearlie F. and Ethel J. Costner — — Map (db m268519) WM
The Hickory Aviation Museum's TF-9J Bureau #142985 is on loan from the National Museum of Naval Aviation. It came from the Tuskeegee Institute in Tuskeegee, Alabama. It was one of the few combat fighters of its time to be redesignated as a . . . — — Map (db m289073) HM
The Hickory Aviation Museum's F-14D Bureau Number 163902 (~ Dec 07) is on loan from the National Museum of Naval Aviation. VF-31 "Tomcatters" Modex 107 flew the retirement ceremony with LCDR Chris Richard and LT Mike Petronis at the controls. . . . — — Map (db m288676) HM
Role Light attack and observation aircraft
National origin United States of America
Manufacturer Grumman
First flight 14 April 1959
Introduction October 1959
Retired September 1996 (USA),
2015 . . . — — Map (db m288523) HM
The Hickory Regional Airport, owned and operated by the City of Hickory, is the aviation leader in Western North Carolina, providing the Hickory Metro area with a gateway to the world through a runway/taxiway system, a terminal building, and . . . — — Map (db m302423) HM
President, Western Carolina League (1947-1948)
President, Western Carolinas League (1959-1980)
President, South Atlantic League (1980-2007)
John Henry Moss was born in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. He played minor league baseball in . . . — — Map (db m282924) HM
In 1992, work began on the stadium as a minor league team announced it would be returning to the City for the first time since the Hickory Rebels ended in 1970. The name L.P. Frans Stadium comes from Pepsi bottler Lee Polk Frans, whose daughters . . . — — Map (db m229310) HM
The Hickory Aviation Museum's A-7A Bureau Number 154345 is on loan from the National Museum of Naval Aviation. It arrived in March of 2009.
Role Attack Aircraft
National origin United States of America
Manufacturer . . . — — Map (db m288965) HM
The Hickory Aviation Museum's FJ-3M Bureau #141393 is on loan from the National Museum of Naval Aviation. It was delivered in Oct 1991. It is our museum's 1st aircraft.
Role FJ-2 to FJ-3 aircraft
National origin . . . — — Map (db m289081) HM
The Hickory Aviation Museum's F-5E Bureau Number 141540 is on loan from the National Museum of Aviation. It arrived in January of 2008. There is at least one local Hickory resident that flew her.
Role Light Fighter
National . . . — — Map (db m289064) HM
The Hickory Aviation Museum's P-3 Orion Bureau #156515 is on loan from the National Museum of Naval Aviation. It arrived in September 2017 from Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Fla.
Role Maritime Patrol Aircraft
National . . . — — Map (db m288564) HM
The Hickory Aviation Museum's F-105 Serial #54-0107 is on loan from the National Museum of the Air Force.
Role Fighter-Bomber
National origin United States of America
Manufacturer Republic Aviation
First flight 22 . . . — — Map (db m288794) HM
The Hickory Aviation Museum's Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King was flown from Anti-submarine Squadron Five, HS-5, NAS Jacksonville, Florida in December 1994 to the Quonset Air Museum. Presently it is on loan to the Hickory Aviation Museum from the National . . . — — Map (db m288570) HM
For hundreds of years, people have seen mysterious lights floating above
Brown Mountain, here in Burke County, North Carolina. The lights may be seen from this spot and locations further west such as Rattlesnake Knob near Cold Springs and Wisemas . . . — — Map (db m268038) HM
Beyond Table Rock and Hawksbill Mountains lies a deep rugged canyon, carved over the ages by the Linville River. The "Grand Canyon of the East," Linville Gorge is one of the wildest, most rugged places in the eastern United States. The gorge is . . . — — Map (db m268066) HM
In memory of the 18 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) men who were killed near here during World War II when their twin-engine Douglas C-47 Skytrain military transport #41-18562 crashed in a dense fog on Gingercake Mountain, Jonas Ridge, NC on . . . — — Map (db m268057) HM WM
Following the Civil War, previously enslaved Black men and women joined Fonta Flora's already free persons of color in building communities here. Some sharecropped while others worked for railroads and sawmills to raise money to buy land and to pay . . . — — Map (db m285907) HM
Nine miles northeast of here, Joara was the center of power for a major American Indian society. Over many decades, Mississippian people built a chiefdomwith extensive trade routes, tribal allegiances, villages with distinctive architectural . . . — — Map (db m285894) HM
With a keen eye you can see generations scratched into the hillsides. Tree trunks growing over rusted pasture fencing, spring daffodils nodding beside homesite ruins, and moss-covered headstones give proof of bygone communities.
Lake James' . . . — — Map (db m285911) HM
It is appropriate that the theme of the City of Morganton Municipal Auditorium's (COMMA) fresco be that of the nine Muses of Greek mythology. Offering inspiration as they ruled over the arts and sciences, The Muses were the daughters of Zeus and . . . — — Map (db m262975) HM
French botanist, pioneer in studying flora of western North Carolina. Spent nights of Sept. 8, 1794, and May 2, 1795, at "Swan Ponds," 3 mi. S.W. — — Map (db m99603) HM
Never Forget
World War I
Cpl Beach Newton L
Lt Brown Presley R
Cpl Laney John C
Sgt Lynch Adolph H
World War II
AAC Abernathy Everette L
Pvt Abernathy James C
Pvt Austin Junior D
Pvt Baird Rondall M . . . — — Map (db m268485) WM
Dedicated to the men from Burke County who served in Viet Nam and in memory of these who died.
1964-1975
Ralph N. Smith SSg 6 Nov. 1965
Carl A. Gray 1Lt 27 Nov. 1965
Noah M. Kraft Lt 21 Mar. 1966
William S. . . . — — Map (db m268399) WM
Built of local cut stone, ca. 1835, by James Binnie. August terms of State Supreme Court held here, 1847-61. Raided by Union force 1865. Remodeled 1901. — — Map (db m99610) HM
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. — — Map (db m99612) HM
Morganton native Etta Lucille Baker, starting at the age of three, played the Piedmont Blues for ninety years. Taught by her father Boone Reid, she first recorded One Dime Blues in 1956. At the height of the folk music revival during the 1950's . . . — — Map (db m210389) HM
Hero of the Battle of Cowpens during the American Revolution. Burke County Patriot Militia fought alongside Morgan, a Virginian. In 1784 the Town of Morgansborough was established in his honor. The name was changed to Morganton in 1838. — — Map (db m187663) HM
A patriot militia of about 1,500 men crossed this ford heading south on the morning of October 1, 1780. They were pursuing in enemy force led by Major Patrick Ferguson of the British Army. The men came from as far away as present-day eastern . . . — — Map (db m210355) HM
Morganton's oldest intact historically Black neighborhood. Home to prominent citizens of the era, it is distinguished by the vernacular style of the homes and rural character of the landscape. — — Map (db m210386) HM
On March 24, 1865, Union Gen. George Stoneman led 6,000 cavalrymen from Tennessee into southwestern Virginia and western North Carolina to disrupt the Confederate supply line by destroying sections of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, . . . — — Map (db m20348) HM
On March 24, 1865, Union Gen. George Stoneman led 6,000 cavalrymen from Tennessee into southwestern Virginia and western North Carolina to disrupt the Confederate supply line by destroying sections of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, the . . . — — Map (db m99609) HM
From small bands of nomadic hunters and gatherers to builders of earthen mounds and permanent agricultural settlements, Native Americans have occupied the western Piedmont region for at least 12,000 years. This rich Native American history is . . . — — Map (db m210368) HM
Rendezvous for "Over-Mountain Men" prior to Battle of Kings Mountain, 1780. Home of Joseph & Charles McDowell, military & political leaders. — — Map (db m99602) HM
In gratitude for the valor
of these Revolutionary War patriots
whose fight for independence secured our liberty
General Charles McDowell Major Joseph McDowell Margaret O'Neal McDowell Grace Greenlee McDowell Colonel Alexander Erwin . . . — — Map (db m240438) WM
This marker commemorates the men and women who achieved American independence. These Patriots, believing in the noble cause of liberty, fought valiantly to found a new nation.
1775-1783 — — Map (db m285956) WM
Black mothers led fight for equality in education. Organized meetings and demonstrations here, 1961. Inspired nonviolent change. — — Map (db m240443) HM
On their raid through western North Carolina Gen. Stoneman's U.S. cavalry skirmished with Confederates near here on April 17, 1865. — — Map (db m20346) HM
Col. Waightstill Avery
1741-1821
Revolutionary War
Patriot
Col. Waightstill Avery
First Attorney General
for the
State of North Carolina
1778-1779 — — Map (db m210351) HM WM
History of the Site: 31BK18 In the 1960s, local artifact collectors often found Native American artifacts at the Ralph Edwards Tree Nursery in Morganton (now the property known as the Catawba Meadows Recreation Park).
Mr. Charles Carey, a . . . — — Map (db m210372) HM
The original Charters of Freedom are on
display in The Rotunda at the National
Archives in Washington, D.C.
The Declaration of Independence was adopted July 4, 1776.
The United States Constitution was adopted . . . — — Map (db m268488) HM
During the America n Revolution, at this ford of the Catawba River, around 1390 men from Western North Carolina and Southwestern Virginia crossed here on their way to the Battle Of Kings Mountain. The men who crossed the river here were all . . . — — Map (db m285957) HM WM
First Attorney General of North Carolina, 1777-79, member provincial Congresses, colonel in Revolution. "Swan Ponds," his home, was 3 mi. S.W. — — Map (db m99607) HM
(Center plaque)
WWII
Burke County Dead
(Left panel)
Thomas L Javnes
William H. Smith
Paul J Chronister
Orus Johnson
Harry O. South
Ottis Lee Clarke
William H. Jones
Raymond E. Squillario
Ray M. Cline
Morton . . . — — Map (db m269070) WM
Revolutionary War Soldier
Lawrence (Lorentz) Unger
Pvt-NC Prisoner of War
Born circa 1756 Germany
Died 15 February 1840 Burke Co., NC — — Map (db m285940) WM
Patriots William Fullwood Jr, John Gibbs & Lawrence Unger buried here btwn 1840 & 1851. Soldiers who fought "to guard the Tree of Liberty." — — Map (db m285946) HM
(NSDAR plaque)
Revolutionary War Soldier
William Fullwood, Jr.
Private & Quartermaster - SC
Born 10 Nov 1764, SC - Died 27 Oct 1851, NC
(Replica Gravestone)
In memory of
Revd Wm. Fullwood
Was born Nov the 10 1764 . . . — — Map (db m285945) HM WM
A Walk on the Wild Side
Do roots anchor living things to one place really? According to best-selling
author Henning Mankell, You can have more than one home. You can carry your
roots with you and decide where they grow. This is so . . . — — Map (db m229326) HM
The main sanctuary structure was built from native stone in 1930 utilizing traditional Gothic design. Named for Dr. Robert Leban Abernethy, founder of Rutherford College and leading Methodist
minister. The church was a successor to Jones Grove . . . — — Map (db m257105) HM
Operated as a tea room, restaurant and gathering place during the active Rutherford College era during the early part of the century. Acquired by Zeb B. Malcolm in 1939 and used as his residence since. — — Map (db m257097) HM
Established in 1958, the Lovelady Volunteer Fire Dept. provides fire protection for Rutherford College and surrounding areas. The late J.C. Humphries, jr. served as chief from 1958 1971. Clyde Lowman served as chief from 1971-1990. The department is . . . — — Map (db m257098) HM
Evolved from private school opened c. 1853 by R.L. Abernethy. Operated 1900-1933 by Methodist Church. Closed 1935. The original site 1.3 mi N. — — Map (db m20391) HM
Evolved from private school opened c. 1853 by R.L. Adernethy. Operated 1900-1933 by Methodist Church. Closed 1935. The original site 8/10 mi N. — — Map (db m20393) HM
Built by Eubert Rutherford in 1944 for use as a U.S. Post Office in Rutherford College. Sold by Rutherford to Dr. E. R. White on completion of present post office building. Occupied by town of Rutherford College in 1977 and used as a meeting room . . . — — Map (db m257104) HM
The Rutherford College Water Corporation was established in 1963 as a non-profit private water corporation serving the community of Rutherford College and surrounding areas. Financed by a loan
from the farmer's home administration, construction . . . — — Map (db m257102) HM
Many of the Waldensians who came to America in 1893 were educated in one of the Beckwith schools. These were established throughout the Valleys in the 1800's by a great friend and benefactor of the Waldensians from England.
General John Charles . . . — — Map (db m267576) HM
January 17, 1706 - April 17, 1790
Age: 81 Height: 5' 9" Weight: 220 lbs Hair: Blonde/Brown Eyes: Grey
Benjamin Franklin was a true American polymath, a universal man covering a vast range of knowledge. He was a writer, publisher, scientist, . . . — — Map (db m267866) HM
Boccia (pronounced "bot'cha"') is an Italian game of lawn bowling played on
long. narrow court. Not unique to Waldensians, this game has been played in Europe for over 7,000 years. The Waldensian men brought this game from Italy and it has . . . — — Map (db m267640) HM
This church duplicates one of the oldest structures in the Waldensian Valleys, and is considered the oldest protestant church in the world. First constructed in 1555, it was the first church built from the ground up for protestant worship. Though . . . — — Map (db m267426) HM
This rock structure replicates one of the oldest buildings in the Waldensian Valleys. Built during the Middle Ages, it served as a meeting place and seminary for Waldensian pastors, called Barbas.
The bottom room doubled as a stable for the . . . — — Map (db m267384) HM
The Waldensians used the corn planter to plant their corn crop; the corn is used to make their corn meal and feed their animals. Corn is the most valuable crop grown in the United States and ranks as one of the four most important crops in the world. — — Map (db m267436) HM
You probably have heard your grandparents tell you about having to hoe the grass out of long rows of corn. The Cultivator helped to reduce this labor intensive job by stirring up the soil and killing the grass between the rows. This Cultivator can . . . — — Map (db m267437) HM
The disk is a set of sharp disks mounted on a shaft. As the disc is pulled forward, the disks turn, cutting the soil and clods as they go, preparing the soil for planting. — — Map (db m267433) HM
After a field was plowed, especially if the ground is wet, large clods appear. These clods must be broken up into smaller pieces before he plants seeds, or the seeds won't come up. The first harrow was a tree limb with many smaller branches which . . . — — Map (db m267423) HM
The Drag Pan was used by the Waldensian settlers to prepare sites for their homes and businesses. The huge earth moving equipment of today uses this same principle. — — Map (db m267628) HM
In 1844, King Charles Albert I, King of Piedmont and Sardinia, made a visit to Torre Pellice, that had a lasting effect on him. Though still heavily oppressed, the Waldensians received the king so well that the following year he presented the town . . . — — Map (db m267592) HM
When forbidden to build churches, Waldensians held worship services secretly in woods or caves. They also fled there to escape capture and death during times of siege. One such hiding place was the Gheisa d'la Tana (Church in the Cave). Its low, . . . — — Map (db m267388) HM
The hay, after being raked into rows, is forked into a Hay Baler. The baler compresses the hay into rectangular bales that are tied with baling wires. The hay can then be stored in a smaller area until it is fed to the animals. — — Map (db m267601) HM
Once the hay crop has been mowed, it is left to dry with the sun in the field. When the hay is dry, a Hay Rake is used to rake the hay in rows so it can be handled easier for storage in the barn or made into bales. — — Map (db m267577) HM
For the European Waldensian settlers of Valdese, a clock tower served as a landmark or beacon for a town's inhabitants. This landmark honors and memorializes all these founders, leaders, citizens and organizations who have greatly contributed to . . . — — Map (db m20406) HM
Throwing balls toward a fixed target is the oldest game known to humankind, dating centuries old. The first record of a Bocce game was found as early as 5200 B.C. in a painting located in an Egyptian tomb showing images of figures tossing a ball or . . . — — Map (db m267383) HM
"Lux Lucet in Tenebris" Light Shining in the Darkness has been the maxim of the Waldensian people, the Waldenses, for over 400 years. Responding to the darkness of religious oppression in their homeland of Italy in the early 1600's. The phrase . . . — — Map (db m267381) HM
March 17, 1751 - June 28, 1836
Age: 36 Height: 5' 4" Weight: 122 lbs Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue
James Madison was a statesman, diplomat, philosopher, and expansionist. He is hailed as the "Father of The Constitution," as he drafted most of the . . . — — Map (db m267864) HM
October 30, 1735 - July 4, 1826
Age: 51 Height: 5' 7" Weight: 185 lbs Hair: Fine Brown Eyes: Blue
John Adams was a statesman, diplomat, political activist, and attorney who strongly believed in the right to counsel and the presumption of . . . — — Map (db m267853) HM
This memorial stands in remembrance of Eric Cranford, who died on September 11, 2001 in the terrorist attack on The Pentagon. Eric was an Eagle Scout who lived in Drexel and attended Drexel First Baptist Church. Eric graduated from East Burke High . . . — — Map (db m267643) HM
This Mill Stone is half of a pair of Mill Stones, one positioned on top of the other, used for grinding grain into flour for bread and feed for animals. During war time, the Mill Stones were the first thing that the enemy tried to destroy - "without . . . — — Map (db m267573) HM
In 1532 the synod of the Waldensian Church met at Chanforan, a grassy meadow on the side of a mountain in the Valley of Angrogna, and there took their stand with the Reformation. This came only after 15 years of strong considerations and prayerful . . . — — Map (db m267416) HM
The monument at Sibaud commemorates the return of the Waldensians to their Valleys, after being exiled in Switzerland. In August of 1689 a small army of 900 resolute men marched across the Alps to reclaim their homeland. Praying before every . . . — — Map (db m267570) HM
The Mower took the place of the Hand Sickle, enabling large plant crops to be harvested with little effort. The bread we enjoy today was harvested with similar equipment. — — Map (db m267575) HM
One of the first projects undertaken by the Waldensians in their new settlement was building an outdoor oven. Back in the Valleys each village had a community oven constructed of field rock and families
took turns using it to bake bread.
The . . . — — Map (db m267637) HM
Each summer during July and August, the Waldensian story comes to life in a compelling outdoor drama written by Valdese native, Fred Cranford. Being a Historian by profession, Fred naturally fell in love with the Waldensian story and spent a large . . . — — Map (db m267642) HM
The first Mechanical Road Graders were usually powered by teams of six, or even eight, oxen or horses. The Motor Graders of today use these same principles. — — Map (db m267633) HM
When the Waldensians arrived in Valdese, they were pleased to find so many rocks in the woods. Rock was the main building component they used in the old country so they knew how to use it in building. They built narrow sleds that could be pulled . . . — — Map (db m267605) HM
The original Charters of Freedom are on
display in The Rotunda at the National
Archives in Washington, D.C.
The Declaration of Independence was adopted July 4, 1776.
The United States Constitution was adopted . . . — — Map (db m267871) HM
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