Wilkes
'fort Hamby'
Fortified stronghold of band of robbers & army deserters, was captured by force of citizens in May, 1865.
Benjamin Cleveland
Ronda, NC
Colonel in Revolution, Whig leader in battle of Kings Mountain, state legislator.
James B. Gordon
North Wilkesboro, NC
Brigadier general in the Confederate States Army.
James Larkin Pearson 1879-1981
Wilkesboro, NC
Poet Laureate of N.C., 1953-1981; printer and editor.
James Wellborn 1767-1854
Wilkesboro, NC
Served 27 years as state senator; colonel in War of 1812; delegate to the Constitutional Convention 1835.
North Wilkesboro Speedway
Pioneer NASCAR dirt track.
Richard Allen, Sr.
Colonel of N.C. Militia at Battle of King's Mountain.
Stoneman's Raid
Wilkesboro, NC
On a raid through western North Carolina Gen. Stoneman's U.S. cavalry occupied Wilkesboro, March 29, 1865.
Thomas C. Dula 1844-1868
Ferguson, NC
"Tom Dooley" of popular legend and song.
Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church
Wilkesboro, NC
Established in 1837; present church built in 1849-50.