A History of Catawba County North Carolina

<p>By: Charles Preslar Pub. 1954 Reprinted 2020 556 pages Index ISBN #0-89308-282-1<br /><br />Catawba County was created from Lincoln County in the 1842.  It sits in the western portion of the state.  The Catawba River Valley was first settled by Germans and Scot-Irish settlers who came to this area in the mid-1700’s.  This book is not too different from other county history books of this era.  With such topics as trade and transportation labor farming politics and race relations - all important in the development of the county - are carefully discussed.  This type of county history book can help one develop ideas or paths to those missing ancestors by showing the customs and traditions of the local residents. </p>