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Continuing his visits to North Carolina's counties, Goerch arrives in Columbus County and provides information on the history, cities, and agriculture.
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18515
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Cleveland County formed in 1841 from parts of Lincoln and Rutherford counties. The county has an imposing and impressive array of distinguished men dating back to Revolutionary times, including Colonel Benjamin Cleveland and Major Joseph Winston, who fought at Kings Mountain; Governors Clyde Hoey and Max Gardner; and Dr. Ben F. Dixon. Goerch describes a number of the county towns.
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Continuing his travels to the state's counties, Goerch visits Beaufort County. Within its boundaries are the oldest town in the state, Bath; St. Thomas Episcopal Church, the oldest church building in North Carolina; and the first town to be named Washington. Goerch describes some of the towns and historic homes.
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Continuing his travels to North Carolina's counties, Goerch visits Davie County. He describes it as having many new and beautiful places, including the Cooleemee Plantation. Daniel Boone's parents are buried there; Judge Richmond Pearson conducted a famous law s school at Richmond Hill; and Marshall Ney, Napoleon's famous general, is said to have escaped execution in France and taught school in the county.
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Continuing his travels to North Carolina's counties, Goerch visits Hyde County. It is a paradise for hunters and fishermen, with all kinds of waterfowl and bounty from the ocean. It is one of the oldest state counties, and was named for Edward Hyde, who was the Governor of the colony. It has a number of interesting places, including Swanquarter's \"rambling church,\" Lake Mattamuskeet, and Ocracoke Island, where the notorious pirate Blackbeard fought his last battle.
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Montgomery County is a much diversified county with the Uwharrie Mountains in the north, peach orchards in the southeast, and fine farming land everywhere. The county was formed in 1779 and was named for General Richard Montgomery who was killed at the battle of Quebec in 1775.
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Continuing his travels to North Carolina's counties, Goerch visits Madison County. Located in the mountains, it covers 450 square miles. The county is one of the leading producers of pure-bred cattle as well as being the state's largest grower of burley tobacco. Marshall, the county seat, has the courthouse and business district located on a narrow strip of land beside the French Broad River, while the high school stands on an island in the river.
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Goerch journeys to Yancey County which is located in the state's high country. Mt. Mitchell, the highest mountain east of the Mississippi, rises there. The county possesses great mineral wealth, including kaolin, feldspar, mica, and kyanite. The county seat is Burnsville where the famous Nu-Wray Hotel is located. Yancey is a county with interesting small town names--Day Book, Possum Trot, Hardscrabble, and Lickskillet.
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Goerch visits Mitchell County, an area rich in minerals, rich in scenery, and many other things to attract visitors. The county formed in 1861, and was named for Dr. Elisha Mitchell, who calculated the height of the tallest mountain east of the Mississippi. Bakersville, the county seat, and Spruce Pine are the two largest towns.
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Goerch journeys to Pender County and visits some of the interesting places there, including Moore's Creek Battlefield, Sloop Point Plantation, the Coastal Plain Test Farm at Willard, the Penderlea settlement, and the tree near Hampstead where George Washington had lunch beneath its limbs during his Southern tour.
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Continuing his travels to North Carolina's counties, Goerch visits Alexander County. There visitors will find the Brushy Mountains, the county's well-known apple crop, and prospering industry and agriculture enterprises. A number of prominent people grew up there including A. C. McIntosh, dead of the law school at Carolina, A. T. Allen, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the late Romulus Z. Linney, the county's only U.S. Congressman. Goerch visits Hiddenite, Stony Point, and other towns.
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Continuing his travels to North Carolina's counties, Goerch visits Martin County. The county was established in 1774 and was named for Josiah Martin, the state's last Royal Governor. The land is superior for farming. The oldest Primitive Baptist Association in the state is located there. The county has been the home of many distinguished North Carolina families.
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Goerch visits Jackson County which lies in the southwest corner of the state. He describes some of the interesting towns, including Sylva and Cullowhee, the High Hampton resort hotel, Judaculla Rock, with its strange Native American carvings, and other points of interest, including some very beautiful scenery. The county was formed in 1851 with Sylva as the county seat.
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Goerch describes the variety of sights in Macon County. Wayah Bald is a treeless open area located in the Nantahala National Forest with an observation tower at its highest point. The Winding Stairs is a challenging road, and beautiful waterfalls and gorgeous scenery are found across the county. Franklin, the county seat, and Highlands are the principal towns.
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Swain County is the place where the majority of the state's Cherokees live. There are also a number of places of great scenery, including Newfound Gap, Clingman's Dome, Nantahala Gorge, and Heintooga Outlook. Bryson City is the county seat.
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