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The Journal-Patriot traces its beginnings to the establishment of The Wilkes Patriot by Charles H. Cowles in 1906. [4] Cowles was a Republican politician and served as a U.S. Congressman from 1907 to 1911. [5] Under Cowles' guidance, the Patriot became one of the few Republican-leaning newspapers in North Carolina at the time.
Wilkes County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is a part of the state's western mountain region. The population was 65,969 at the 2020 census. [1] Its county seat is Wilkesboro, [2] and its largest community is North Wilkesboro. Wilkes County comprises the North Wilkesboro, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area. [3]
Irene Triplett grew up on her father's farm in Wilkes County, North Carolina. [1] According to Triplett, she suffered a difficult childhood and was regularly beaten by both her parents and schoolteachers. [4] Classmates teased her about her father whom they denounced as a "traitor". [4] Triplett was mentally disabled.
Malcolm Jones Howard, 85, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Eastern North Carolina (since 1988). [583] Mark Izu, 70, American jazz double bass player and composer, colon cancer. [584] Manda Jagannath, 73, Indian politician, MP (1998–2014). [585] Claude Jarman Jr., 90, American actor (The Yearling, Intruder in the Dust, Rio ...
Benjamin Cleveland (May 28, 1738 – October 1806) was an American pioneer and officer in the North Carolina militia. He is best remembered for his service as a colonel in the Wilkes County Regiment of the North Carolina militia during the War of Independence, and in particular for his role in the American victory at the Battle of Kings Mountain.
Wilkesboro is a town in and the county seat of Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States. [4] The population was 3,687 at the 2020 census . [ 5 ] The town is located along the south bank of the Yadkin River , directly opposite the town of North Wilkesboro .
Map of Wilkes County with municipal and township labels U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boomer Township, Wilkes County, North Carolina 36°04′02″N 81°15′13″W / 36.06722°N 81.25361°W / 36.06722; -81
Tom Dula was born to a poor Appalachian hill-country family in Wilkes County, North Carolina, [6] most likely the youngest of three brothers, with one younger sister, Eliza. [7] Dula grew up, attended school, and "probably played with the female Fosters" – Anne and her cousins Laura and Pauline.