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| | Burke County, North Carolina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Burke County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. |
 | | It was named for Thomas Burke, a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1777 to 1781 and Governor of North Carolina from 1781 to 1782. |
 | | The county is divided into thirteen townships: Drexel, Icard, Jonas Ridge, Linville, Lovelady, Lower Creek, Lower Fork, Morganton, Quaker Meadows, Silver Creek, Smoky Creek, Upper Creek, and Upper Fork. |
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