Most viewed - Wilkes County, NC
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OldDoubleCreekSchoolHouse.jpg3335 viewsThis building now serves as a community center. Courtesy of Nanalee Wrenn nwrenn37@yadtel.net
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Mulberry - Mount Lawn Memorial Park2115 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 2007
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wilkessurvey.jpg1168 viewsPhoto from the late 19th century.
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Brinegar Cabin1115 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 jail1018 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.jpg986 viewsFrom a 1914 postcard.
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Capt. Samuel Johnson972 viewsCourtesy of Nanalee Wrenn
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Mulberry - Cross Roads Primitive Baptist Church949 viewsThis church was established in 1850. Photo by Jeff Weaver, March 2007.
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wilkeswest.jpg934 viewsThis postcard shows a general veiw to the west from Wilkesboro.
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Thomas Caudill House933 viewsThe House of Thomas Caudill, still standing in 2003. Built ca. 1865. Courtesy of Nanalee Wrenn
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"Snakebite" John Wiles907 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 Estep900 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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