Mitchell County Timeline

1663	Carolina Charter granted by King Charles II.
1729	North Carolina becomes a royal colony.
1776	Declaration of Independence.
1776	Adoption of the first state constitution.
1790	North Carolina cedes its western territory to the federal government; formation of Tennessee Territory.
1833	Yancey County formed from Burke and Buncombe Counties.
1841	Caldwell County formed from Burke and Wilkes Counties.
1842	McDowell County formed from Rutherford and Burke Counties.
1849	Watauga County formed from Ashe, Wilkes, Caldwell and Yancey Counties.
1861	North Carolina secedes from the Union (20 May).
1861	Mitchell County formed from Yancey, Watauga, Caldwell, Burke, and McDowell Counties.
1868	Adoption of the second state constitution; North Carolina readmitted to the Union.
1870	The population of Mitchell County is 4,705.
1880	The population of Mitchell County is 9,438.
1900	The population of Mitchell County is 15,221.
1903	Creation of the North Carolina Historical Commission (now the Division of Archives and History).
1907	Some records lost in move to new courthouse.
1910	The population of Mitchell County is 17,245.
1911	Avery County formed from Mitchell, Watauga, and Caldwell Counties.
1917-18	United States involvement in World War I.
1918	Worldwide influenza pandemic.
1920	The population of Mitchell County is 11,278.
1930	The population of Mitchell County is 13,962.
1935	Beginning of Blue Ridge Parkway construction under the Civilian Conservation Corps.
1937-42	Works Progress Administration - North Carolina Historical Records Comission surveys of pre-1914 graves in Mitchell County.
1940	The population of Mitchell County is 15,980.
1941-45	United States involvement in World War II.
1942	Civilian Conservation Corps abolished.
1950	The population of Mitchell County is 15,143.
1960	The population of Mitchell County is 13,906.
1970	The population of Mitchell County is 13,447.
1970	Adoption of the third state constitution.
1971	Founding of Mayland Technical Institute.
1979	Mayland Technical Institute becomes Mayland Technical College (3 December).
1980	The population of Mitchell County is 14,428.
1987	Blue Ridge Parkway completed with the final work on the Linn Cove Viaduct.
1988	Mayland Technical College becomes Mayland Community College (1 January).
1990	The population of Mitchell County is 14,433.
2000	The population of Mitchell County is 15,687.