Goshen Fire Department Annual Meeting
Thursday, May 17 Goshen Fire Department
2012 Motorcycle KickStart Ride at CrossRoads H-D
Thursday, May 17 CrossRoads Harley-Davidson
Inherit the Wind
Thursday, May 17 Wilkes Heritage Museum
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Wilkes County is located in North Carolina. The 2000 U.S. Census listed the county's population at 65,632; the 2010 U.S. Census listed the population at 69,340. Its county seat is Wilkesboro.
The county was formed in 1777 from parts of Surry County and Washington District (now Washington County, Tennessee). The first session of the county court was held in John Brown's house near what is today Brown's Ford. The act creating the county became effective on February 15, 1778, and the county celebrates its anniversary as February 15. It was named for the English political radical John Wilkes, who lost his position as Lord Mayor of the City of London due to his support for the colonists during the American Revolution.
In 1799 the no... click here for more of Wilkes County's history
