A History of Catawba County, North Carolina
A History of Catawba County, North Carolina

Author: Charles J. Preslar

Publisher:

Published: 2020-01-16

Total Pages: 558

ISBN-13: 9780893082826

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By: Charles Preslar, Pub. 1954, Reprinted 2020, 556 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-282-1 Catawba County was created from Lincoln County in the 1842. It sits in the western portion of the state. The Catawba River Valley was first settled by Germans and Scot-Irish settlers who came to this area in the mid-1700's. This book is not too different from other county history books of this era. With such topics as trade and transportation, labor, farming, politics, and race relations - all important in the development of the county - are carefully discussed. This type of county history book can help one develop ideas or paths to those missing ancestors by showing the customs and traditions of the local residents.

Take One!
Take One!

Author: Catawba County (N.C.). Board of Commissioners

Publisher:

Published: 1912

Total Pages: 1

ISBN-13:

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Baseball in Catawba County
Baseball in Catawba County

Author: Tim Peeler

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738517131

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Baseball first became popular in Catawba County as a means of entertainment and competition between mills and small towns. The county's longest standing baseball program started at Lenoir College in 1903. By the mid-1920s, a mill-supported semi-pro league had been firmly established. In the 30 years that followed, three different periods of professional minor league play were anchored by legendary players like Norman "Pinkie" James, Eddie Yount, Don Stafford, Dick Stoll, and Pud Miller. Even before the successful return of Minor League baseball in 1993, Catawba County had already had its share of brushes with famous players like Hoyt Wilhelm, Carl Hubbell, and Bob Feller and infamous ones like Edwin "Alabama" Pitts and "Struttin" Bud Shaney.