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1. northcarolinahistory.org › rowan-county-1753Rowan County (1753) - North Carolina History

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   Founded in 1753, Rowan County became an important political and economic center for western North Carolina during the 1800s. Salisbury, the county seat, housed the only Confederate prison in North Carolina during the Civil War, and the Gold Hill community once served as a vital mineral source during North Carolina’s gold rush.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Rowan_County,_North_CarolinaRowan County, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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   Rowan County (/ r oʊ ˈ æ n / roh-AN) is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina that was formed in 1753, as part of the British Province of North Carolina. It was originally a vast territory with unlimited western boundaries, but its size was reduced to 524 square miles (1,360 km 2 ) after several counties were formed from Rowan County ...

3. www.familysearch.org › en › wikiRowan County, North Carolina Genealogy • FamilySearch

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   May 19, 2024 · Guide to Rowan County, North Carolina ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

   • County seat: Salisbury
   • Parent County (s): Anson [1]

   • Organized: 1753

4. www.wikitree.com › wiki › Space:Historical_TimelineHistorical Timeline of Rowan County North Carolina - WikiTree

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   Rowan County was formed from the northern part of Anson County, North Carolina . It was named for Matthew Rowan, acting governor of North Carolina from 1753 to 1754.

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6. sites.rootsweb.com › ~ncrowanRowan County North Carolina Genealogy and History USGenWeb Page

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   Sep 10, 2018 · For information about the North Carolina state project, go to the NCGenWeb. Rowan County was formed in 1753 from Anson County, and was named for Matthew Rowan (d. 1760), acting governor at the time the county was formed. The county seat is Salisbury.

7. edithclark.omeka.net › history-of-rowanHistory of Rowan · Edith Clark History Room - Omeka

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   Rowan and its neighboring county Mecklenburg, with their strong Scotch-Irish Presbyterian bend towards independence and liberty, became the “hornets nest” of the rebellious southern colonies in the War for Independence.

8. carolana.com › NC › CountiesRowan County, North Carolina

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   Initially, Rowan County included the entire northwestern sector of North Carolina, with no clear western boundary, but its size was reduced as a number of counties were split off. The first big excision was to create Surry County in 1771.