Wilkes County, North Carolina
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Wilkes County, North Carolina is a largely rural county in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains known for its outdoor recreation, music heritage, and historic role in the early American whiskey industry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wilkes County, North Carolina canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative territorial entity
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county ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Alexander County, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
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Alleghany County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Ashe County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Caldwell County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Iredell County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Surry County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Watauga County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Yadkin County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Portions of Blue Ridge Parkway access areas
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Stone Mountain State Park (part) NERFINISHED ⓘ W. Kerr Scott Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countySeat | Wilkesboro, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainedByRiver |
Reddies River
NERFINISHED
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Roaring River NERFINISHED ⓘ Yadkin River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 37193 ⓘ |
| formedFrom | Surry County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedInYear | 1777 ⓘ |
| governedBy | Wilkes County Board of Commissioners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArea | approximately 757 square miles ⓘ |
| hasEconomicSector |
agriculture
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furniture manufacturing ⓘ light manufacturing ⓘ poultry production ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | Wilkes Community College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorHighway |
NC Highway 115
NERFINISHED
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NC Highway 16 NERFINISHED ⓘ NC Highway 18 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 421 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | approximately 65,000 (early 2020s) ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
NASCAR and stock car racing origins
NERFINISHED
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moonshine running in the Prohibition era ⓘ |
| hosts | MerleFest music festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early American whiskey industry
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moonshine and bootlegging history ⓘ music heritage ⓘ outdoor recreation ⓘ |
| largestCity | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Carolina
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| locatedInMountainRange | Blue Ridge Mountains foothills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Wilkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForOccupation | British parliamentarian and American sympathizer ⓘ |
| partOf | Foothills region of North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | county of North Carolina ⓘ |
| usesDaylightSavingTime | yes ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.