On their raid through western North Carolina Gen. Stoneman's U.S. cavalry skirmished with Confederates near here on April 17, 1865.
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Governor, 1870-1874, during Reconstruction, member State Convention of 1865. His home stood here.
Rendezvous for "Over-Mountain Men" prior to Battle of Kings Mountain, 1780. Home to Joseph & Charles McDowell, military & political leaders.
A religious body dating from the Middle Ages. The town of Valdese was founded by members of this group in 1893.