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This article details the history of Wilkes County as well as major industries and the current details of the county communities.
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The lives of four history-makers of Wilkes County are recounted in this article. Ben Cleveland, founder of the county, was a justice of the peace, rose to a colonelcy in the militia because of service against the Cherokees, and commanded the left wing against King's Mountain. For 57 years, Montfort Stokes held public offices in the state of North Carolina. He was named Indian commissioner in 1832 by President Andrew Jackson. James Wellborn and William Lenoir served under Ben Cleveland.
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13178
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Old Wilkesboro, the first town and county seat, was settled in 1788, with scattered activity, but great men of North Carolina's history have graced the streets of this quiet town. Across the river, North Wilkesboro has demonstrated a boom in city-building and growing industry.
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After the Civil War, Yadkin Valley (Caldwell, Alexander, and Wilkes Counties) suffered from the unlawfulness of thieves and rogues headed by a \"Captain\" Wade who established his headquarters in an old log house dubbed \"Fort Hamby.\" Men of Wilkes County came together to retaliate against the Fort. Some men escaped and some were promptly executed, but \"Captain\" Wade was never seen again.
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