Wilkes County

by Christy Earp, Jennifer L. Pena, Misty Bass

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738553085
• ISBN13: 9780738553085
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Great book!

I am very pleased with this book, as it is about the county where I was born. I just wish there could have even been more of it! Many of the pictures are familiar to me, so brought back memories, and some I was happy to see that I had not known about before. Great job!

finally

this is something I've wanted to see for a long time. AS a local, I know a lot of these places and some of the places long gone I knew. This is something every Wilkes Countian needs to own.