Town of Connelly Springs
“GROWING A NEWLY FORMED TOWN ON THE DREAMS AND THE HERITAGE OF ITS PAST”
Connelly Springs is a small but ever growing town located in Eastern Burke County between Hickory, NC to the East and Morganton, NC to the West. The natural beauty surrounding Burke County and the small community of Connelly Springs includes the South Mountains, The Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Table Rock, Lake James, and The Catawba River Valley.
Connelly Springs Revitalized, Growing, and Expanding
The new Connelly Springs Town Hall opened in 2002 and services to the town citizens since re-incorporation in 1989 include major water service projects, a wastewater service project, residential garbage pickup and in 2011 a new Fire and Rescue Station.
Our History
William Lewis Connelly was the first settler in the area of whom there is a written record. In c. 1838 William Lewis and his wife, Elizabeth Moore Connelly, began a pioneer settlement called Happy Home.
William Lewis Connelly was a Captain in the NC State Militia and received orders from General Winfield Scott of the United States Army to assemble his Regiment and march to Asheville. Here they would execute the treaty for the removal of the Cherokee Indians from the western North Carolina Mountains to Oklahoma. Their route westward became known as “The Trail of Tears.” During this time Captain Connelly was promoted to Colonel.
After the military campaign was completed, Colonel Connelly built a log home and operated a way station where fresh horses could be acquired by the stage coach line which ran from Salisbury to Asheville. The Connelly home was located halfway between Salisbury and Asheville. Mrs. Connelly welcomed boarders who wished to spend the night during the long and tiresome journey. During this time a post office was opened and the mail arrived by stagecoach to settlers residing in Happy Home.
With the threat of Indian attacks now subdued, other pioneers began to settle at Happy Home. These hearty pioneer families included Fin-Cannon, Cook, Morgan, Southerland, Aiken, Ballew, Glass, McGalliard, Huffman, Winter, Houck, Warlick, Lowman, Stewart, and Hilderbran.
Connelly Springs
Contact
Phone: (828) 879-2321
Fax: (828) 879-2325
Address
1030 US Hwy 70
P.O. Box 99
Connelly Springs, NC 28612
Hours:
Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm
Lunch: 12pm-1pm
Sat-Sun: Closed