Anson County, North Carolina, USA
1854 - Anson county

Carolina, bordering on South Carolina, has an area of 610 square miles. Rocky river forms its entire boundary on the N., and the Yadkin or Pedee on the E. It is also drained by Brown's and Lane's creeks. The surface is undulating or hilly; the soil is mostly fertile. Cotton is the staple pro duct: Indian corn is also cultivated. In 1850 this county produced 389,828 bushels of corn; 36,796 of wheat; 95,118 of sweet potatoes, and 10,864 bales of cotton. The quantity of cotton was the greatest produced by any county in the state except Surry. It contained 26 churches and 2 newspaper establishments. There were 11 corn and flour mills, 9 saw mills, and 2 tanneries. Granite underlies a portion of the county. The forests contain the white oak and other hard timber. The Yadkin furnishes motive- power for several cotton factories in this county. It is intersected by a plank-road leading to Cheraw, South Carolina. Capital, Wadesborough. Formed in 1749, and named in honour of Admiral Anson, the famous navigator. Population, 13,489, of whom 6657 were free, and 6832 slaves.

A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.

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