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Historical Markers in Drexel

 
Clickable Map of Burke County, North Carolina and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Burke County, NC (112) Avery County, NC (22) Caldwell County, NC (30) Catawba County, NC (188) Cleveland County, NC (45) Lincoln County, NC (54) McDowell County, NC (34) Rutherford County, NC (54)  BurkeCounty(112) Burke County (112)  AveryCounty(22) Avery County (22)  CaldwellCounty(30) Caldwell County (30)  CatawbaCounty(188) Catawba County (188)  ClevelandCounty(45) Cleveland County (45)  LincolnCounty(54) Lincoln County (54)  McDowellCounty(34) McDowell County (34)  RutherfordCounty(54) Rutherford County (54)
Morganton is the county seat for Burke County
Drexel is in Burke County
Burke County (112)  ►
ADJACENT TO BURKE COUNTY
Avery County (22)  ►
Caldwell County (30)  ►
Catawba County (188)  ►
Cleveland County (45)  ►
Lincoln County (54)  ►
McDowell County (34)  ►
Rutherford County (54)  ►
 
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1 ► North Carolina, Burke County, Drexel — N 52 — Drexel Furniture Company —
On North Main Street (North Carolina Route 114) at Oakland Avenue ( Road 1535), on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
Originated here in 1903. Global leader among N.C. furniture makers. It was a model for marketing and local production. — — Map (db m285939) HM
2 ► North Carolina, Burke County, Drexel — The Story of the Park... —
On South Main Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
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
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026