There
are not many war-time courthouses in North Carolina. Most of the county seats
of government have been replaced a time or two since the war ended. One of the
few remaining structures is found in Morganton, Burke County.
Burke
County's courthouse was built in the 1830s. From 1847 to 1861, the North
Carolina Supreme Court used the building to hold summer sessions, escaping the
heat in Raleigh. According to local legend, some of Stoneman's troops rode their horses through the building in April
1865. The building survived the war and serves as a museum today.
This
photo was taken in July 2012.
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