Upcoming Events
A Revolutionary Week
Historic Burke Foundation Celebrates the 229th Anniversary of the Overmountain Men’s March through Burke County to the Battle of King’s Mountain. Admission is Free!
Quaker Meadows Plantation
Saturday, September 26th - 10:00-5:00PM
- Come experience a revolutionary day full of activities at Quaker Meadows, where the Overmountain Men gathered their forces 229 years ago!
- 18th century crafts including flint knapping, weaving, gun making, wood working, broom making, basket making and more.
- Story tellers telling tales of the real heroes and heroines of Burke County
- Children’s activities - colonial crafts and games, children’s muster, pottery making
- National Park Service interpreter
- Tours of the historic McDowell House, oldest brick structure in Burke County
- Food and drink available for purchase throughout the day
- Period music
Sunday, September 27th
- Colonial Worship Service with Quaker Meadows Presbyterian Church (9:00)
- Performance by the Guilford Courthouse Fife and Drum Corps (1:30)
- Tours of the McDowell House (1:00-5:00)
Wednesday, September 30th
- Performance by the Overmountain Victory Trail Association re-enactors with story-telling and troop mustering (5:00) Bring a picnic dinner and eat on the grounds of Quaker Meadows.
Directions to Quaker Meadows & McDowell House from I-40:
Take Exit 105 to Morganton. Turn right onto Sterling Street, which becomes Green Street. Travel 4.5 miles. Turn right on St. Mary’s Church Road. Travel 2/10 of a mile and the McDowell House will be on the left (119 St. Mary’s Church Road).
For additional information contact the Historic Burke Foundation at 437-4104
Thank you to our sponsors!
Morganton Recreation Department, Coca-Cola and the National Park Foundation
History Walk on the Greenway
Historic Burke Foundation and the Overmountain Victory Trail Association will present a History Walk on October 1st for area fourth grade students. The walk will celebrate the heroic men and women from Burke County and the surrounding area who helped our country gain its independence in the American Revolution. The walk will be held in conjunction with the Revolutionary Week celebration of the gathering of the Overmountain Men at Quaker Meadows two hundred and twenty nine years ago as they made their way to the Battle of King’s Mountain.
The History Walk will be on the Greenway, near Catawba Meadows, a certified section of the Overmountain Victory Trail. Students will learn about the Overmountain Men and their families and how they lived and survived in the backcountry during the time of the American Revolution. Presentations by re-enactors from the Overmountain Victory Trail Association and friends of Historic Burke Foundation will focus on the challenges met and overcome by the men and women of the Revolutionary War era.
Teachers are invited to schedule their students for walks starting at 9:00AM, with arrival times staggered in 15min. intervals thereafter to keep the group size small and to manage arrivals/departures without undue wait times. The performances will last approximately 2 hours, (approx. 15mins. walking time). There will be no admission charge, and the OVTA has made some money available to help cover the cost of transporting students to Catawba Meadows.
Any school interested in participating in the History Walk should contact Scott Coley at 439-8536 to reserve space. If you have students who will be unable to walk and will require assistance, please let us know this at the time you make your reservation. We will try to accommodate them. In the event of inclement weather, the History Walk will be canceled.
Sponsors of the History Walk include Morganton Recreation Department, the National Park Foundation and The Coca Cola Company.
Historic Burke Foundation
P.O. Box 915
Morganton, NC 28680-0915
E-mail Address