The study of a people and
their culture, heritage and history, specifically
relating
to those who settled in the beautiful Catawba Valley as
early as the 1740's.
They were composed of two major and distinct groups of settlers:
- 1. Northern Irish (Orangemen, Presbyterians, Scot-Irish), English, and Scottish; the English-speaking community settling generally in the SE portion of present Catawba County.
- 2. The German-speaking community, generally settling in the higher ground in Catawba County, land which resembled the Rhine Valley of French Germany. They were generally composed of Swiss, Rhenish Palatines, Saxons and others; they were Anabaptists, Mennonites, Moravians, Dunkards, Lutheran, Reformed and other Protestant followings.
Both ethnic groups generally followed the Great Wagon Road from Pennsylvania.
This is a small
representation of Catawba County's past, encompassing the
towns, people, events and history of this beautiful part
of the Piedmont.
We named our county, river and valley ... CATAWBA.
Here are some selected events and
resources that will help
you better understand the history of the people and the land.
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