North Carolina Senator and Morganton-born Sam Ervin Jr. chaired the Senate Watergate Committee, which investigated the Watergate break-in of 1972, and the only resignation of an American president. Senator Ervin’s chairmanship of the committee led to his evolution as a nationally known figure, as his down-home witticisms and unrelenting questioning were nationally-televised to the American people

1. Natural Beauty of
Morganton
Julia Leigh Sitton
Julia Leigh Sitton loves to hike, and she comes by that
preference naturally. Morganton, North Carolina
boasts some of the most beautiful scenery on the
planet, and certainly the most beautiful landscape in
the Blue Ridge Mountains.

2. Oldest European Settlement
Julia Leigh Sitton
The Spanish established the
San Juan Fort northwest of
present day Morganton, NC
in 1567. But until 2013,
when the burned remains of
the original fort were
discovered, there was no
definitive proof of its
location. Spanish artifacts
had been found for years in
the upper Catawba Valley,
but the discovery of the

3. Native Son Sam J. Ervin Jr.
Julia Leigh Sitton
North Carolina Senator and Morganton-born Sam Ervin Jr.
chaired the Senate Watergate Committee, which
investigated the Watergate break-in of 1972, and the only
resignation of an American president. Senator Ervin’s
chairmanship of the committee led to his evolution as a
nationally known figure, as his down-home witticisms and
unrelenting questioning were nationally-televised to the
American people.
Julia Leigh Sitton loves to hike, and she comes by that
preference naturally. Morganton, North Carolina boasts
some of the most beautiful scenery on the planet, and
certainly the most beautiful landscape in the Blue Ridge

4. Girls State Sponsored by
Governors School Program
Juleigh, as she came to
be called by her
neighbors and friends,
soaked up the southern
charm and hospitality of
Morganton, NC, but
genetics contributed to
her high intelligence and
desire to achieve. In
her junior year, Juleigh
was chosen to go to the
prestigious Girls State, a

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