A History of Catawba County


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A History of Catawba County, North Carolina


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By: Charles Preslar, Pub. 1954, Reprinted 2020, 556 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-282-1 Catawba County was created from Lincoln County in the 1842. It sits in the western portion of the state. The Catawba River Valley was first settled by Germans and Scot-Irish settlers who came to this area in the mid-1700's. This book is not too different from other county history books of this era. With such topics as trade and transportation, labor, farming, politics, and race relations - all important in the development of the county - are carefully discussed. This type of county history book can help one develop ideas or paths to those missing ancestors by showing the customs and traditions of the local residents.




A History of Catawba County


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Catawba County


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Hayfields & Ploughshares


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Robert Blackburn (d.ca. 1794), an immigrant (possibly from Scotland), was in Catawba Valley, Tryon County, North Carolina during or before 1769. Descendants and relatives lived in North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Arkansas, California and elsewhere.







History of Catawba College


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