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  1. Swain County is a county located on the far western border of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census , the population was 14,117. [1] Its county seat is Bryson City .

  2. A mountain county formed from Macon and Jackson counties, Swain County was established in 1871. Named after David Lowry Swain, an influential governor of North Carolina, the region has always been inhabited by the Cherokee. Although the government removed most of the Cherokee from the region in 1838 and led them on the notorious Trail of Tears ...

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    Swain County, located in the Mountain region of North Carolina, was formed in 1871 from Jackson and Macon Counties and named for David Lowry Swain, governor of North Carolina and president of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. It is situated along the Tennessee-North Carolina border.

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  5. Apr 25, 2024 · The Cherokees surrendered the remainder of the land in a treaty on February 27, 1819. In 1871 the North Carolina General Assembly passed an act making Swain a North Carolina county, taking land from Jackson and Macon county. It was named for David L. Swain a former governor of North Carolina and president of the University of North Carolina.

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    Winston, Ellen Black. by Powell, William S. Ellen Black Winston, social worker, was born in Bryson City, the daughter of Stanley Warren and Marianna Fischer Black. She was graduated from Converse College, Spartanburg, S.C., in 1924 and [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.) Viewing all 11 articles.

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