Record #:

14344

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

The early history of Yancey County has long intrigued the historian as being representative of pioneer days in the unbroken wilderness of the Southern Appalachians. The men of that country of high peaks and tremendous ranged had the experience of Indians, and old tales accord this ability to Nate Dempsey and Tom Wilson, who have been kept alive by legend, as they lived as neighbors and fought as friend or foe.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 15 Issue 9, Aug 1947, p21-22

Subject(s):

Folklore; Yancey County--History