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Yadkin Valley History Spotlight - Yadkin County Historical Markers and Monuments

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Welcome to the Yadkin Valley History Spotlight, where we’ll be taking a brief look at the history of various topics, events, persons, or locations connected to the Yadkin Valley. We’ll tackle common genealogy or research requests, or cool “did you know?” moments.

Links mentioned in the podcast:

  • Historical Marker Database www.hmdb.org/results.asp?County=Yadkin%20County&State=North%20Carolina
  • Yadkin Ripple article on Daniel Boone markers https://www.yadkinripple.com/news/17242/daniel-boone-historical-markers-across-the-county
  • National Register of Historic Places https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Yadkin_County,_North_Carolina   and https://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/nc/yadkin/state.html
    • The following books are available at the library, either for in-house use only, or to check out.
    • North Carolina Civil War monuments : an illustrated history by Douglas Butler available for checkout
    • Yadkin County men in the Civil War 1861-1865 compiled by Frances Casstevens
    • The Civil War and Yadkin County, North Carolina : a history : with contemporary photographs and letters by Frances Casstevens
    • On the Trail of Daniel Boone in North Carolina by George H. Maurice
    • Carolina Quakers by Seth B. Hinshaw

      • Other books on the Richmond Hill Law School, the Quakers in North Carolina, Daniel Boone, and Yadkin County history and heritage are all available to look at in-house, and a few are available for public circulation or purchase.

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