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Selected Historical Photographs of Burke County North Carolina
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Morganton City Schools - Superintendant's HomeLocated on the northeast corner of South Green and East Concord Streets. It was razed ca 1970 to make room for the Burke County Courthouse. |
Source: Historic Burke Foundation R. M. Linegerger Collection 2003-07-08-012 |
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Jonas Ridge SchoolHwy 181 Jonas Ridge, NCCompleted in 1939. It had four classrooms, an office, a library, two large restrooms and and an auditorium. Each room had a stove. It was used as a school until 1965. It later served as a community building. In the early 1980's the interior of the building burned. The outer walls were torn down. |
Source: Burke County Public School System 2004-03-31-013 |
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Linville FallsRufus Morgan (1846-1880) took this photograph of Linville Falls prior to the upper block falling in 1903. |
Source: R. Douglas Walker, Jr. 2002-10-17-025 |
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Morganton City Hall and Fire DepartmentLocated on the east side of the 100 block of North King Street in Morganton. It was razed around 1962.Photographer: L. E. Webb.
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Source: R. Douglas Walker, Jr. 2003-04-24-002 |
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Morganton Furniture CompanyStarted operations in 1906. Arthur Cyrus Chaffee was the first superintendent. It was located on New Street, Morganton, NC. The company merged with Drexel Furniture Company in 1956.
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Source: Greene Studio 2004-01-30-006 |
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The Morganton Graded SchoolBuilt during 1905-06. All grades were taught here until the new high school was opened in 1922. The new Burke County Courthouse is currently on the site.
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Source:R. Douglas Walker, Jr.2002-10-24-033
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North Carolina School for the Deaf - Carpentry Shopca 1930 |
Source: Historic Burke Foundation R. M. Lineberger Collection 2003-04-01-009
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Optimist Park (Clearwater Beach)ca 1958The Optimist Club of Morganton purchased 86 acres of land at Clearwater Beach from J. Edward Butler in 1952. The park remained in operation until 1988. Its official name was for most of this time the Morganton Optimist Park and Clearwater Camp for Youth, Inc.Photography by Wayne W. Hitt
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Source: Wayne W. Hitt 2004-05-07-002 |
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Piedmont Bank BuildingThe oldest building presently standing in the downtown Morganton business district. The exterior was restored in 1877-78, and the interior was restored in 1983-84.
Photograpy by F.W. Tyler.
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Source: Burke County Historical Society (Dr. I. M. Taylor) 2002-09-27-011 |
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