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Wilkes County, formed in 1777, is not only a land of fine people but a land of mountains, apples, and poultry, with a dash of peach brandy added in. Brushy Mountain and Stone Mountain are scenic spots in Wilkes County, and one-sixth of all the apples produced in North Carolina come from this county as well. Wilkes County is also one of the biggest poultry producing counties in the state, while the Champion Poultry Farms are one of the largest in the world.
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General John Steel was born at Salisbury, North Carolina in 1764. He became a general of militia, but his services to the State were upon fields of peace rather than in the theatre of war. He started life as a merchant, but his natural gift for public leadership and his power as a debater helped him to election to the House of Commons. He was also a delegate to the Convention in 1788 to consider the ratification of the Federal Constitution. In 1790, he was one of the first members of Congress.
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On two different occasions, vast sums of money have been spent in order to obliterate Lake Mattamuskeet through systems of pumping in order to use the land for crops. However, nature has refused to be conquered and the Lake has continually returned. In 1934, the Federal Government purchased the Lake as a migratory waterfowl refuge and black bass feeding ground.
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