History of Lincoln County North Carolina: A Series of Newspaper Articles Published in 1935 in the Lincoln County News (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The History of Lincoln County North Carolina: A Series of Newspaper Articles Published in 1935 in the Lincoln County News<br><br>In a letter of Governor Tyron of date Dec. 12 1768 he describes Tryon County as forty-five miles in breadth due north and south and eighty miles due east and west it having been found to be that dis tance from the Catawba River -to the western frontier line which was run last year between the and this Province. The site for the public buildings was not fixed un til 1774. As there was no court house the courts during this time were held at private residences that happened to be convenient and suitable for the purpose.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.