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Annual Revolutionary Weekend

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On Saturday, the Old Burke County Courthouse and historic McDowell House at Quaker Meadows will come to life with period crafts, music, children's craft centers, a play about Burke County's roll in the American Revolution and special exhibits in the McDowell House. Sunday will start with a Colonial worship service and in the afternoon will celebrate the arrival of the Overmountain Men and their 1780 march to the Battle of Kings Mountain. Members of the Overmountain Victory Trail Association will muster at Quaker Meadows and will tell the story of the Overmountain Men.

Annual Revolutionary Weekend

Address : McDowell House, St. Mary's Church Rd Morganton NC
Phone : (828)437-4104   (Always call and confirm events.)

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