Morganton, North Carolina
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Morganton is a city in and the county seat of Burke County, North Carolina, United States. It is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the Catawba River.
Historic train station in Morganton
Old Burke County Courthouse (1833-1835; cupola added 1901)
The Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, is an area consisting of four counties in North Carolina; Catawba, Burke, Caldwe
Morganton, North Carolina
…Morganton is approximately 75 miles (121 km) northwest of Charlotte and 57 miles (92 km) east of Asheville. It is one of the principal cities in the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. An influx of European settlers over the Blue Ridge Mountains led Morganton to become the first chartered town in western North Carolina in 1784…
Union Square in Downtown Hickory