Story of Wilkes County, Georgia

by Nancy Bowen and Eliza A. Bowen

At the outset the volume describes the initial contact with the indigenous Cherokees, the founding of the county and its courts, and Wilkes County in the Revolution--with particular attention given to the Battle of Kettle Creek. The concluding part of the book concerns the principal figures in the establishment and growth of schools and churches in Wilkes County, particularly Methodism. The intervening chapters are given over to Wilkes County genealogy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806347317
• ISBN13: 9780806347318
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Clearfield
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"