Welcome to the Local History Room
On display in the Local History Room is a wide variety of artifacts, images, and documents pertaining to Iredell County history and the diverse collection at the Iredell County Public Library. By clicking the links below, you will be taking the first steps in educating yourself on interesting tidbits of Iredell history and perhaps, even learning how they come into play in your own family's history.
Bostian Train Wreck, 1891
Frans Van Bergen, Iredell Artist from Holland
James Iredell and Iredell County, NC
J.P. Caldwell, Newspaper Icon
Mary Charlton Holliday, African American Education Pioneer
Max Tharpe Photograph Collection
Mildred Miller's Early Landowners Map
Robert Tate's Lord Granville Land Grant, 1753
Spencer Repeating Rifle
Stimson Photograph Collection
USS Iredell County, LST-839
William Sharpe's Map of Fourth Creek Congregation, 1773