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Mural returned to
A mural depicting a
Revolutionary War scene
that for more than a gen-
eration was located in the
old U.S. Post Office down-
town has been returned to
its original home, now the
site of the Kings Mountain
Historical Museum.
Painted by Verona Bur-
khard in 1941, the work is
thought to exemplify New
Deal artwork and has long
been a source of pride for
the community.
Burkhard was commis-
sioned to do the painting,
which is 14 ft. by 5 ft., by
the Roosevelt-established
Federal Works agency. She
was paid $750 at the time.
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When the historic post
office was replaced with a
modern building on Gold
St. in the late 1980s, the
painting found a new home
in Kings Mountain’s City
Hall.
But recently city leaders,
including Mayor Rick Mur-
phrey and Kings Mountain
Historical Museum director
Adria Focht, felt that the
museum was a more appro-
priate home for the popular
and eye-catching Depres-
sion era painting.
The move, carried out
by professional art handlers
last week, also coincides
with the 75th anniversary
of the opening of the origi-
nal post office, which itself
was a New Deal project.
The former Kings
Mountain Post Office
building has been entered
into the National Regis-
ter of Historic Places, the
official list of the nation's
historic places worthy of
preservation.
The July 1 anniversary
event will include an offi-
cial presentation of the of-
ficial entry in the National
Register of Historic Places
and a tour of the building
led by Davyd Foard Hood,
architecture and landscape
historian who prepared the
nomination.
The public is invited.
Workmen, above, load the Revolutionary War aiming from Kings. Mountain City Hall and
move it to its former home at the old US Post Office, now the home of the Kings Mountain
Historical Museum.
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BACK HOME - Visitors to the Kings Mountain Hisitorical Museum on July 1 and the 75th an-
niversary of the opening of the US Post Office on E. Mountain Street can see the handsome
painting above the door in the lobby and get a tour of the facility.
Artistic and Fight Director Caleb Sigmon works with actors during a combat rehearsal for
“Liberty Mountain," which opens this weekend at Performing Arts Theatre at the Joy.
Photo by KATY SIGMON)
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Robert Henry, a Patriot at
KM Historical Museum the Battle of Kings Mountain
(Ed. note — Clyde Hol-
land has researched infor-
mation about Robert Henry
who fought in the Revolu-
tionary War Battle of 1780
at Kings Mountain. He sug-
gests that those attending
Bob Inman's drama, “Lib-
erty Mountain” this summer
may recognize some of the
characters in the roles of
local patriots.)
by CLYDE HOLLAND
Robert Henry was
born on Feb. 10, 1765 in
Tryon County (now Gaston
County), North Carolina
along the Catawba River.
Robert fought at the battle
of Kings Mountain with the
Lincoln County Militia.
During the battle Rob-
ert laid down behind a log
for protection. In this posi-
tion he had a clear shot at
the Loyalists. The Loyalist
charged with fixed bay-
onets. One of the Loyal-
ist charged at Robert, the
Loyalist bayonet ran down
the barrel of Robert's rifle,
piercing Robert's left hand,
and pining the hand to Rob-
ert’s left thigh. Somehow
Robert was able to fire his
rifle killing the loyalist at-
tacker instantly.
Robert was left with the
dilemma of how to extract
himself from the impaling
bayonet and its attached
rifle with his right hand.
No matter how hard he
struggled he could not free
himself. William Caldwell
saw his friends’ predica-
ment and rushed to his res-
cue. Pulling the rifle out of
Robert’s thigh Caldwell was
puzzled as to how to remove
the bayonet from Robert’s
hand. Caldwell did the only
thing he could think of and
kicked Robert’s hand free.
After the battle Robert’s
friends and neighbors Hugh
ROBERT HENRY
Ewing and Andrew Berry
helped Robert to his home.
The next morning, Isabella
Henry, Robert’s mother,
tenderly applied a poultice
of ashes from the fireplace.
Henry, healed of his
wounds, would make a
name of himself. He moved
to Buncombe County, North
Carolina where he became
the first teacher, surveyor,
lawyer and doctor of the
county. He surveyed the
Tennessee and North Car-
olina border. It has been
stated that no survey con-
ducted has ever been suc-
cessfully challenged in
court,
In his 94th year he sat for
this tin type portrait.
Robert died a magnifi-
cent death as well. In Janu-
ary 1863, Robert’s grandson
was visiting a neighbor
who asked him to ask Rob-
ert if he could borrow his
slaves the next day. The lad
went to Robert to make the
request known and Robert
replied that the neighbor
could not have his slaves to-
morrow as the slaves would
be busy digging his grave.
Upon hearing this reply, the
neighbor told his wife he
was worried about the old
man and insisted they go
immediately to see Robert.
Robert had just completed
his dinner as the neighbors
arrived. Robert slept on two
bear skins on the floor and
lay down.
Upon reclining Robert
requested that someone
straighten out his legs and
the request was completed.
Robert requested they cross
his arms across his chest and
the request was completed.
At that moment on 6 Janu-
ary 1863 Robert’s life was
also completed, just days
short of his 98th birthday."
Facility
inspections
Cleveland County Health
Department inspected area
facilities during the week
June 15-19 and included the
following in this area: Eaton
Corporation Cafeteria, 99,
and Washington Outreach
Ministry, Stony Point Road,
100.
New exhibit coming to KM
“Kings Mountain's
Food History is Pig Pickin’
and Finger Lickin" is the
new exhibit which opened
on June 20 and will con-
tinue through Oct. 17 at the
Kings Mountain Historical
Museum.
This exhibit will explore
the local farms, restaurants
and grocery stores that fed
the people of this region
through the generations
and look at how food pro-
duction, storage prepara-
tion and consumption have
revolved sinde the first Eu-
ropeans settled in this area.
Admission is free.
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