Most viewed - Wilkes County, NC
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OldDoubleCreekSchoolHouse.jpg3331 viewsThis building now serves as a community center. Courtesy of Nanalee Wrenn nwrenn37@yadtel.net
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Mulberry - Mount Lawn Memorial Park2109 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 2007
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wilkessurvey.jpg1165 viewsPhoto from the late 19th century.
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Brinegar Cabin1111 viewsThe Brinegar Cabin, built in 1884 by Martin Brinegar, is very near Doughton State Park in Alleghany County, North Carolina, however, this cabin is on the side of the Blue Ridge precipice in Wilkes County, NC. This photo is from 1959. From the collections of the Library of Congress.
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Wilkes Co jail1015 viewsWilkes Co jail. "C. M. Elledge, Jailer, Wilkesboro, NC". Josh Pruitt (1871-1950) is in the back, just right of the man in front wearing the hat. Court records show that Josh was in jail in 1921 and 1922 for making moonshine. Courtesy of Jason Duncan
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oxcartwilkes.jpg983 viewsFrom a 1914 postcard.
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Capt. Samuel Johnson967 viewsCourtesy of Nanalee Wrenn
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Mulberry - Cross Roads Primitive Baptist Church942 viewsThis church was established in 1850. Photo by Jeff Weaver, March 2007.
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wilkeswest.jpg930 viewsThis postcard shows a general veiw to the west from Wilkesboro.
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Thomas Caudill House930 viewsThe House of Thomas Caudill, still standing in 2003. Built ca. 1865. Courtesy of Nanalee Wrenn
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"Snakebite" John Wiles904 viewsHeadstone of "Snakebite" John Wiles (1790-1815). He was buried in the Holloway Cemetery, located deep in the woods on Wiles Ridge, near Traphill. Picture taken in 2000. Courtesy of Jason Duncan jmduncan@statesville.net
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Jacob Estep898 viewsWilkes County, NC.
Stone of my g-g-g-grandfather
Duncan-Estep Cemetery
Jacob Estep (11/16/1792-6/23/1869
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