Region:Mountain County Seat:Statesville (1789) Population:122,6601 Towns & Cities: Love Valley, Mooresville, Troutman, Union Grove
Iredell
County was formed in 1788 from Rowan County. It is in the central section of the
State and is bounded by Rowan, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Lincoln, Catawba,
Alexander, Wilkes, Yadkin and Davie counties.2
Iredell County was named in honor of James Iredell
of Edenton, one of the leaders of the State advocating the adoption
of the Federal Constitution. Washington appointed him a judge of the Supreme
Court of the United States in 1790.2
The North Carolina State Flag bears the state colors or red, white and blue.
The Flag bears two dates in its blue field on the left. May 20, 1775 was the year North Carolina signed the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence was issued and April 12, 1776 is the date of the Halifax Resolves. North Carolina was the first colony to declare its independence from England well before July 4, 1776.
