Most viewed - Wilkes County, NC
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Dick's Service Station889 viewsThis 1950s postcard show a rather typical service station for Appalachia at the time.
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Thomas Caudill House884 viewsThe House of Thomas Caudill, still standing in 2003. Built ca. 1865.
Courtesy of Nanalee Wrenn
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Holloway Cemetery875 viewsThe 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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Piney Grove Cemetery849 viewsCourtesy of Nanalee Wrenn
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Giant Lumber Flume844 viewsThis is the flume of the Giant Lumber Company, which operated near North Wilkesboro in the early 20th century.
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stokesmansion.jpg814 viewsFrom an early 20th century postcard (ca. 1915).
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moravianfalls.jpg814 viewsFrom a 1900-1910 postcard.
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Old Double Creek Church812 viewsThis church, of course, is now abandoned. Courtesy of Nanalee Wrenn
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Hotel Wilkes791 viewsThis is a 1910s view of the lobby of the Hotel Wilkes.
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toryoak.jpg786 viewsThis post card from the early 20th century shows the famous or infamous Tory Oak in Wilkesboro. This is where Colonel Benjamin Cleveland hung many who disagreed with his political views.
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Hackett's Mill783 viewsFrom a 1900-1910 postcard.
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kenhts.jpg782 viewsKensington Heights, Wilkesboro, North Carolina, ca. 1910.
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