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Seeking the precise location of where the Council Oak stood
The Paper’s Columnists

Seeking the precise location of where the Council Oak stood

  • By WILLIAM F. BROWN III For The Paper
  • May 23, 2026

Local historian Bill Brown writes about his search for the exact location of the historic Council Oak. 

Burke County women of the Revolution
The Paper’s Columnists

Burke County women of the Revolution

  • By W.F. BROWN III For The Paper
  • May 16, 2026

Here'a a look at a few female heroes of the American Revolution in Burke County. 

British insult sparks fury as frontier forces march to Kings Mountain
Community News

British insult sparks fury as frontier forces march to Kings Mountain

  • By MAJ. (DR.) JOHN VON ROHR For The Paper
  • Mar 28, 2026

The Burke and Rutherford County militia were now under the command of Colonel Charles McDowell’s 24-year-old brother, Major Joseph “Quaker Mea…

Burke County heritage groups attend Battle of Earle’s Ford monument dedication
Burke County, NC news

Burke County heritage groups attend Battle of Earle’s Ford monument dedication

  • FOR THE PAPER
  • Nov 15, 2025

Members of the Col. Alexander Erwin and Quaker Meadows DAR chapters joined the Blue Ridge Chapter in dedicating a new Battle of Earle’s Ford monument in Tryon, honoring patriots who fought near the site in 1780.

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  • Mar 29, 2025

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Celebrate Burke County’s Revolutionary History at the Captain Charles McDowell House
The Paper’s Columnists

Celebrate Burke County’s Revolutionary History at the Captain Charles McDowell House

  • By LINDA LINDSEY For The Paper
  • Sep 21, 2024

On Sunday, Sept. 29, the public is invited to visit the Captain Charles McDowell House at 119 St. Mary’s Church Road in Morganton to learn abo…

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