Download or read book Burke County a Brief History written by Edward William Phifer and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sketches of the Pioneers in Burke County History written by Thomas George Walton and published by Southern Historical Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 1984-01 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By: Col. Thomas George Walton, Pub. 1984, Reprinted 2016, 100 pages, NEW Index, ISBN #0-89308-538-3. The articles comprising the first part of this book, page 5 through 67, were written in 1894 and were published in the old Morganton Herald. Those articles found on pages 68 through 89 were copies from manuscripts of Col. Walton; these are now in the possession of his granddaughter, Mrs. Harry Boggs (1924). This book contains sketches of the following pioneers in Burke County history: Avery, Ballew, Bechtter, Bouchelle, Bowman, Bradshaw, Brittain, Caldwell, Carson, Collins, Connelly, Corpening, Dobson, Duckworth, Erwin, Estes, Forney, Graham, Greenlee, Hemphill, Henderson, Herne, Hildebrand (2), Lenoir, McDowell, McEntire, Miller, Morrison, Murphy, Newland, Patton, Perkin, Person, Picken, Rutherford, Stevelies, Tates, Walker, Walton. A New Index was created for this volume.
Download or read book Revolutionary War Soldiers of Western North Carolina written by Emmett R. White and published by Southern Historical Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 1984 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contributions of the Revolutionary War soldiers of Western N.C. during the conflict of 1775-1782 were immense. The rolling hills of the Carolina Piedmont were as much a battleground as those of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Kings Mountain, Ramsour's Mill, Cowpens, the Indian Wars, and many other conflicts all helped to change the course of American history. Unfortunately, from a historical standpoint, very little written data is available concerning the contributions of the Western N.C. Militiamen. Many of the western counties, though their soldiers contributed greatly to the war effort, are historically "silent". This work is an effort to unravel and to present in a systematic way something about their lives and exploits. The initial two volume will be devoted to Burke County. Each soldier will be written up to his early life (as much as could be made available), his military experiences, his later life, including marriages, children, occupations, etc. Also included will be his land transactions and census locations. Where available, burial sites will be given as well as pension awards. Following completion of the Burke County editions, similar works will begin on the remaining Western North Carolina counties. Early research is now in progress for Wilkes, Surry, Rowan, Mecklenburg, Lincoln, and Rutherford counties.
Download or read book The Families of Burke County 1755 1855 written by Robert Scott Davis and published by Southern Historical Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 1981 with total page 759 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By: Robert Scott Davis & Silas Emmett Lucas, Pub. 1981, Reprinted 2017, 824 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-211-2. Burke County was created in 1777 as one of the original 7 counties of the state. Information in this volume includes: English Crown Grants in St. George Parish in GA 1755-1775; Landowners of St. George Parish, GA; State Land Grants in Burke, Jefferson and Screven Counties, GA; Remnant of the 1798 Federal Direct Tax Digest of Burke County, GA; Land Lottery Records of Burke County, GA 1805-1832; 1820, 1830, 1840 & 1850 Federal Census of Burke County; 1820 Burke County Manufacturers Census; 1840 Schedules of Mines, Agriculture, Commerce, Manufactures; 1850 Lists of 6 schedules for the 1850 Census; Legend for 1850 Free Schedule; 1850 Slave Schedule of Burke County; 1850 Mortality Schedule of Burke County; 1850 Social Statistics of Burke County; 1850 Agricultural Schedule of Burke County; and 1855 Federal Tax Digest of Burke County.
Download or read book Red Book written by Alice Eichholz and published by Ancestry Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " ... provides updated county and town listings within the same overall state-by-state organization ... information on records and holdings for every county in the United States, as well as excellent maps from renowned mapmaker William Dollarhide ... The availability of census records such as federal, state, and territorial census reports is covered in detail ... Vital records are also discussed, including when and where they were kept and how"--Publisher decription.
Download or read book U S Vital Statistics System written by Alice M. Hetzel and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Last Rosenwald School of Burke County North Carolina An Historic Gem Recognized written by Christopher Hunt Robertson, M.Ed. and published by Christopher Hunt Robertson, M.Ed.. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This was the first publication to present the Rosenwald Schools of Burke County, NC. With five schools built, Burke County was a full participant in the historic Rosenwald Movement that improved so many lives, families and communities across the South. The historic Rosenwald (Canal) School still stands in Lake James’ Bridgewater community, west of Morganton. A legacy of the Corpening family of pioneer educators that served Burke for over 25 years, it is the last surviving complete structure to represent Burke's early African-American schools. The discovery of an extant Rosenwald school provides an opportunity to document, or preserve, a structure representing the educational achievements of early African-American citizens. (In 2015, this work received an Award of Excellence from the North Carolina Society of Historians. In 2016, the Burke County Commissioners installed a permanent exhibit at the History Museum of Burke County to commemorate the county's five Rosenwald schools.)
Download or read book History of Edgecombe County North Carolina written by Joseph Kelly Turner and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Heritage of Burke County written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of Georgia written by William Bacon Stevens and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sketches of the Pioneers in Burke County History written by Thomas George Walton and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sketches of Pitt County written by Henry Thomas King and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These sketches are the result of years of inquiry, research and compilation intended to give such traditions and facts as could be had from reliable sources and records. The demand for sketches of many of Pitt's prominent men made necessary the addition of a second part. Advertisements were necessary from a financial standpoint and are included in the back, separate and apart.
Download or read book The Ballad of Frankie Silver written by Sharyn McCrumb and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2013-03-26 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times Bestseller Set in the Appalachian wilderness and blending legends and folklore with high suspense, this stellar novel, The Ballad of Frankie Silver, is considered one of McCrumb's crowning achievements. In 1833 Frankie Silver was an eighteen-year-old girl convicted of murder in Burke County, North Carolina. Through a detailed investigation, the local sheriff, and soon all the townsfolk, discover reason to question her guilt---but the wheels of justice were mercilessly unstoppable, and she was hanged. Now, more than a century later, another woman is convicted of murder in the lush hills of Tennessee. Her life is in the hands of Spencer Arrowood, a man who begins to discover that the convictions of these two women have deep and haunting parallels. Although Frankie's fate cannot be changed, there is still time to alter the fate of another innocent woman. In a voice that could only be Sharyn McCrumb's, the worlds of these two murders, these two women, intersect in this densely plotted and lyrical novel—and characters, generations, and history are breathlessly painted against an Appalachian canvas.
Download or read book Burke County North Carolina written by Larry R. Clark and published by History Press (SC). This book was released on 2007 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover Burke County's exciting past, from Patriots of the American Revolution to the heartbreak of the Civil War, along with tales of the Great Gold Rush, moonshiners, floods and Waldensian immigrants from Italy. All are gathered here, in an engaging collection of facts, legends and Burke County lore. Author and historian Larry R. Clark presents both history and myth--stories of the fascinating people, places and events that have shaped modern-day Burke County.
Download or read book Sketches of the Pioneers in Burke County History written by Thomas George Walton and published by . This book was released on 1961* with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Henry River Mill Village written by Nicole Callihan and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1904, the building of a planned community began, and the Henry River Manufacturing Company started producing fine cotton yarns in 1905. In its time, Henry River Mill Village was a completely self-sustained town: it operated under its own currency, generated its own electricity, and churned its own moonshine. While the mill thrived during its operating years, the 12-hour shifts often proved backbreaking for workers. By the time the 12,000 spindles slowed to a halt in the late 1960s, many workers had hoboed out of town looking for higher wages. The mill itself burned down in 1977, but the two-story company store and many of the workers' houses remain, creating an eerie silhouette--and serving as inspiration to both artists and filmmakers.
Download or read book The Colonial and State Political History of Hertford County N C written by Benjamin Brodie Winborne and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
