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Caldwell County, carved from the counties of Burke and Wilkes, was actually formed in January 1841, several weeks after the bill was introduced in the legislature. The bill to establish the county was rejected in 1839 because a faction within the state legislature wished to form two Democratic counties instead of one Whig county.
Caldwell County (1841) Written By North Carolina History Project. Named after Joseph Caldwell, the first president of the University of North Carolina, Caldwell County was created in 1841 and formed out of Burke and Wilkes counties by the North Carolina legislature.
Caldwell County is part of the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. History [ edit ] The county was formed in 1841 from parts of Burke County and Wilkes County .
- 1841
- Joseph Caldwell
- Lenoir
- Lenoir
Historic sites in Caldwell County include the county courthouse, constructed in 1905; Fort Defiance (1790), the home of General Lenoir; the Eli Corpening House, built in 1856; and Little House, built in 1872.
May 6, 2024 · Caldwell County was formed in 1841 from Burke and Wilkes counties. It was named in honor of Joseph Caldwell, the first president of the University of North Carolina. He strongly advocated a public school system and a railroad across the center of the State from Morehead City to Tennessee.
The Caldwell Heritage Museum opened in 1991 and is dedicated to preserving and presenting the history of Caldwell County, North Carolina, primarily through about two dozen permanent exhibits and rotating special exhibits.
