About Iredell County
Iredell County was formed in 1788 from Rowan County, and was named
for James Iredell (1751-1799), Attorney General of NC during the Revolution and
a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1788. He was one of the leaders
of the State advocating the adoption of the Federal Constitution. Washington
appointed him a judge of the Supreme Court of the United
States in 1790. Iredell
County is in the central section of the State and is bounded by Rowan,
Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Lincoln, Catawba, Alexander, Wilkes, Yadkin and Davie
counties. The present land area is 574.13 square miles and the 1990 population
was 92,935. Statesville, established in 1789, is the county seat. The state of NorthCarolina is famous for meany firsts . here is a list
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North Carolina FIRSTS
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- The
Wright brothers completed the first successful flight of a
mechanically propelled airplane over the sands of Kitty
Hawk, North Carolina on December 17, 1903.
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- The first known
miniature golf course was in Fayetteville,
North Carolina.
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- Babe Ruth
hit his first professional home run in Fayetteville
on March 7, 1914.
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- The first English
child born in America,
Virginia Dare, was born in Roanoke,
North Carolina, in 1587.
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- Many people believe
that North Carolina was
the first state to declare independence from England
with the Mecklenburg Declaration of 1775.
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- Cabarrus
County, North Carolina,
was the site of America's
first gold rush.
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- What was probably the
first drawbridge built in the United
States was built over the Cape
Fear River.
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- The first Pepsi was
created and served in New Bern, North
Carolina in 1898
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- The first outdoor
drama in America,
The
Lost Colony, is staged every year in Manteo,
North Carolina.
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The City of Statesville
is located in Iredell County
near the foothills of North Carolina
at the intersection of interstates 40 and 77. Historic neighborhoods, friendly people and
small-town charm will greet you at every corner North Carolina is home to a variety of sports teams, including some of the premier
college sports teams
North Carolina is also home to some of the biggest and smallest and tallest thing in the U.S.A here is a list
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Biggest/Smallest/Shortest/Tallest
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- Jockey's Ridge is the tallest natural
sand dune system in the Eastern United States.
Depending on the weather, its height can range from 80 to 100 feet!
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- Whitewater
Falls in Transylvania
County, one of over 200
waterfalls in North Carolina,
is the highest waterfall on the East Coast.
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- The
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is the tallest lighthouse in the United
States.
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- Albemarle
Sound is the largest freshwater sound in the world.
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- Fontana Dam is the
tallest dam in the Eastern United States, at 480
feet high.
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- The world's smallest
daily newspaper is the Tryon Daily Bulletin.
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The Capitial Of North Carolina is Raleigh North Carolina Became A State On November 21, 1789, The State Nickname is The Tar Heel State
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