These skeletons currently situated outside Wisteria Hall on Myrick Street look as if they may still be laughing about the time many Burke Countians thought the world was coming to an end. Editor’s note: This is the second of a series of eerie and/or peculiar true stories that will be published throughout the month of
Both Patriot and Tory families in Burke County suffered during the war, especially after the British invasion of the state. Tragic incidents of bitter fights between Tories and Patriots ensued between December 1778 and July 1882 while Burke Countians belonged to both opposing forces. In the battle of Burke County jail, the Tories were led