Useful Links

Morganton & Burke County
Burke Alert: Office of Emergency Services	www.burkealert.org
Burke Arts Council	www.burkearts.org
Burke County Chamber of Commerce	www.burkecounty.org
Burke County Government	www.co.burke.nc.us
Burke County Public Library	www.bcpls.org
Burke County Travel and Tourism	www.discover burkecounty.com
Burke Partnership for Economic Development	www.burkeedc.org
Community Foundation of Burke County	www.cfburkecounty.org
Historic Burke Foundation	www.historicburke.org
History Museum of Burke County	www.thehistory museumofburke.org
Local Governments
Alexander County	www.alexander countync.gov
Taylorsville	www.taylorsvillenc.com
Burke County	www.co.burke.nc.us
Connelly Springs	www.ci.connelly-springs.nc.us
Drexel	www.ci.drexel.nc.us
Rutherford College
Valdese	www.ci.valdese.nc.us
Caldwell County	www.co.caldwell.nc.us
Gamewell
Granite Falls	www.granitefallsnc.com
Hudson	www.ci.hudson.nc.us
Lenoir	www.cityoflenoir.com
Sawmills
Catawba County	www.co.catawba.nc.us
Claremont
Conover	www.conovernc.gov
Hickory	www.hickorygov.com
Long View	www.ci.longview.nc.us
Maiden	www.maidennc.com
Newton	www.newtonnc.gov
Western Piedmont Council of Governments	www.wpcog.org
Education
Burke County Public Schools	www.burke.k12.nc.us
East Burke High School	www.burke.k12.nc.us/ebhs
Freedom High School	www.burke.k12.nc.us /Fhs
Morganton Day School	www.morganton dayschool.com
North Carolina School for the Deaf	www.ncsd.net
Western Piedmont Comm. College	www.wp.cc.nc.us
The New Dimensions School	www.newdimension school.org
Appalachian State University	www.appstate.edu
Lenoir-Rhyne College	www.lrc.edu
UNC Asheville	www.unca.edu
UNC Charlotte	www.uncc.edu
Western Carolina University	www.wcu.edu
Places to Visit in Western North Carolina
Blue Ridge Parkway	www.nps.gov/blri/
Great Smoky Mountains	www.nps.gov/grsm/
National Park Service	www.nps.gov/state/nc/

Morganton & Burke Local Government Education Places to Visit