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5 unusual facts about Wilkes County


James Larkin Pearson

For most of his adult life Pearson lived on his farm, called "Fifty Acres", in Boomer, North Carolina.

Pearson was born on September 13, 1879 in the Brushy Mountains of Wilkes County, North Carolina.

Millers Creek Christian School

It has the largest enrollment of any private school in Wilkes County, North Carolina.

Powder Horn Mountain

The project was founded by developer Bob Horne, and included a golf course, riding stables and trails in nearby Wilkes County, but after undergoing bankruptcy and foreclosure it was divided and sold separately.

Robert Cleveland

Robert Cleveland (1744–1812) was an American revolutionary from Wilkes County, North Carolina, and served as a Captain in the militia under his brother Colonel Benjamin Cleveland.


Oliver H. Prince

Born in Montville, Connecticut in 1787, he completed preparatory studies, and moved to Georgia in 1796 with his parents, who settled in Washington, Wilkes County.

Steve Goss

He represented the 45th Senate district, including constituents in Alexander, Ashe, Watauga, and Wilkes counties.

WKBC-FM

The transmitter is located about 5 miles south of North Wilkesboro atop a peak in the Brushy Mountains of southern Wilkes County.


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