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Randolph County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina.As of the 2020 census, the population was 144,171. [1] Its county seat is Asheboro. [2]Randolph County is included in the Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, NC Combined Statistical Area.
Asheboro was named after Samuel Ashe, the ninth governor of North Carolina (1795–1798), and became the county seat of Randolph County in 1796. [6] It was a small village in the 1800s, with a population of less than 200 through the Civil War; its main function was housing the county courthouse, and the town was most active when court was in session.
Pisgah Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge that spans the west fork of the Little River in Randolph County, North Carolina.It is one of two remaining original historic covered bridges in the state, (the other being the Bunker Hill Covered Bridge in Claremont, North Carolina) and is designated as both a local and federal historic landmark.
Randolph County is located between the Ozark Mountains and Arkansas Delta in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The county is named for John Randolph, a U.S. senator from Virginia influential in obtaining congressional approval of the Louisiana Purchase, which includes today's Randolph County. Created as Arkansas's 32nd county on October 29, 1835 ...
Randolph County was created on December 20, 1828, and named after the Virginia planter and politician John Randolph. [3]He was honored originally as the namesake of present-day Jasper County but, because of his opposition to U.S. entry into the War of 1812, the Georgia General Assembly changed the county name on December 10, 1812.
The 166th Portage County Randolph Fair wants its patrons to "explore" in 2024. The fair, which opens Tuesday, will run through Aug. 25 at the county fairgrounds in Randolph.
The college became a member of the North Carolina Community College System in 1963 when the North Carolina legislature established a separate system of community colleges. It was known as Randolph Technical Institute from 1965 to 1979 and as Randolph Technical College from 1979 to 1988. It adopted the name Randolph Community College in 1988.
October 24, 2024 at 6:55 PM. PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The community was invited to Dream Center Peoria Thursday night, where they got a sneak peek of the services the non-profit provides every day ...