Wilkes County North Carolina A Brief History

Author : Jennifer L. Pena
Publisher : History Press Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781540218025
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wilkes County, North Carolina: A Brief History written by Jennifer L. Pena and published by History Press Library Editions. This book was released on 2008-03 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do NASCAR, Tom Dula and Lowe s Home Improvement have in common? They all came from Wilkes County, North Carolina. The foothills of Wilkes County are a region of unsurpassed beauty and captivating history. Cradled by the Blue Ridge and watered by the Yadkin River, the county has faced the Revolution and Civil War, cheered on moonshiner and revenuer alike and struggled mightily to become the North Carolina jewel it is today. Join local historians Jennifer Pena and Laurie Hayes as they tell the story of a county steeped in tradition and immersed in history."

Author : Misty Bass
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738553085
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wilkes County written by Misty Bass and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hardy pioneers settled this area of the North Carolina backcountry in the 18th century. Perhaps best known for illegal whiskey and stock car racing, Wilkes County heritage also lies in agriculture and industry. Farmers toiled the land while industrialists and merchants built houses, businesses, railroads, and services in the county's three municipalities: Wilkesboro, North Wilkesboro, and Ronda. Major corporations Lowe's and Holly Farms were born here. Americana music is a staple of local culture, with popular festivals like MerleFest drawing international acclaim to the area. The enduring folkways and down-home values of this rural community have long made Wilkes County a place where the roots of family and history run deep.

Author : Fay Byrd
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0557492440
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wilkes County Bits and Pieces written by Fay Byrd and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-10-19 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wilkes County, North Carolina was formed in 1778. It possesses a rich history, as it has been home to Native Americans, intrepid explorers like Christopher Gist and Daniel Boone, wartime heroes like Benjamin Cleveland and General James B. Gordon, and well-known scoundrels like Tom Dooley and Otto Wood. Over the years, Wilkes produced timber, moonshine, tobacco, NASCAR, Lowe's Home Improvement, and Americana music. This comprehensive history of the county explores the development of one of the most beautiful and interesting areas of the United States. Drawn from the local history collection of Wilkes Community College, local newspapers, and personal accounts, this book will entertain visitors and long-time residents alike. For more information, contact Dr. Fay Byrd at Wilkes Community College at (336) 838-6114.This is the black and white edition.

Author : Roscoe Jackson Allen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History and Development of Education in Wilkes County, North Carolina written by Roscoe Jackson Allen and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : W. O. Absher
Publisher : Southern Historical Press, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780893086459
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wilkes County, North Carolina, Land Entry Book, 1778-1781 written by W. O. Absher and published by Southern Historical Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 1989 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By: W.O. Absher, Pub. 1989, reprinted 2018, 130 pages, soft cover, Index, ISBN #0-89308-645-2. The best contemporary documentary evidence for an accurate location of these settlers when the county was created is the original Land Entry Book. It has better details than that to be found in the subsequent land grants. It was customary for the settler to describe the location of his plantation on some stream or head waters of some stream, or on some mountain. Each entry is dated. There were numerous transfers of entries before the issuance of a grant. Some are refereed to in the entry, but generally the entry taker would mark through the name of the original entree and insert the name of the one to whom it was transferred. Not only was the first named entered, frequently marked out, but many times erased and the next name written in its place. Many of the entries had as many as four names marked out and written in with no way of knowing whose name was the last one written. North Carolina started its Land Entry Book when the county was organized in March 1778. This old Entry Book Abstracts will be of help to many whose ancestors either passed through or remained in Wilkes County.

Author : W. O. Absher
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781017213089
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wilkes County, North Carolina Taxables: Abstracted From the Lenoir Family Papers; Volume 3 written by W. O. Absher and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Mrs. W. O. Absher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780893086442
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Some Pioneers from Wilkes County, North Carolina written by Mrs. W. O. Absher and published by . This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : W O Mrs Absher, 1915-
Publisher : Nabu Press
ISBN 13 : 9781294700760
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wilkes County, North Carolina Taxables written by W O Mrs Absher, 1915- and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2014-02 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Author : W. O. Absher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780893086473
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Wilkes County, North Carolina Court Minutes, 1789-1797, Vols. 3&4 written by W. O. Absher and published by . This book was released on 2013-04-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By: Mrs. W.O. Absher, Pub. 1989, Reprnted 2013, 132 pages, Index, ISBN #89308-647-9. In the minutes, one will find local office holders being appointed and/or qualified, including clerks of courts, registers of deeds, sheriffs, coroners, etc. The court controlled the levying and expenditure of local taxes, matters dealing with public buildings, roads, bridges, etc. were handled by this court and it also selected and summoned juries. Among the other responsibilities of the court found in its minutes were licenses granted to operaters of taverns, as well as deeds and bills of sale being acknowledged by the grantors. the court oversaw a wide range of matters involving estates, including probate of wills, settlements of estates, and appraisements as well as matters dealing with bastardy, and many other valuable bits of information.

Author : Larry J. Griffin
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467135836
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Slavery in Wilkes County, North Carolina written by Larry J. Griffin and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slavery is a tragic chapter in the history of Wilkes County with a lasting legacy. Prominent businessmen and celebrated civic leaders, like General William Lenoir and William Pitt Waugh, were among the county's largest slaveholders. Judith Williams Barber endured forty-five years of slavery and garnered respect from both white and black residents. Her story is linked to free person of color and noted landowner Henderson Waugh, whose illustrious, slaveholding white father connected the two families--one slave and the other free. Author Larry Griffin takes readers on an emotional journey to separate fact from myth as he chronicles the history of slavery in Wilkes County. Prominent businessmen and celebrated civic leaders, like General William Lenoir and William Pitt Waugh, were among the county's largest slaveholders. Judith Williams Barber endured forty-five years of slavery and garnered respect from both white and black residents. Her story is linked to free person of color and noted landowner Henderson Waugh, whose illustrious, slaveholding white father connected the two families--one slave and the other free. Author Larry Griffin takes readers on an emotional journey to separate fact from myth as he chronicles the history of slavery in Wilkes County.