Western north carolina radar

John Preston Arthur author of the first complete history of Western North Carolinaimmediately recognized by historians for its scholarly patient researchthe author had visited every county in the mountain region He gathered facts traditionsrecollections written records old letters legal documents Asheville Citizen Times Western North a history from 1730 to 1913is a history of colonial times to the present day of the section of the state that lies between the Blue Ridge and the Tennessee line and containsdescription of the manners and customs of the period with interesting anecdotes Charlotte News November 15 1914 In 1914 John Preston Arthur published the first complete history of Western North Carolina after touring all of those counties and getting local history from the residents It is this book titled Western North A History 1730 1913 that has been republished here for the convenience of the interested reader In introducing his book Arthur Lying between the Blue Ridge on the East and the Iron Great Smoky and Unaka mountains on the West is in North Carolina a lordly domain It varies in width from about forty miles at the Virginia line to about seventy five when it reaches Georgia on the Southerly side Running Northeast and Southwest it borders the State of Tennessee on the West for about two hundred and thirty miles following the meanderings of the mountain tops and embraces approximately eight thousand square miles Nowhere within that entire area is there a tract of level land one thousand acres in extent for the mountains are everywhere Western North Carolina a History from 1730 to 1913