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This collection of images is a joint effort of the Caswell County Historical Association (CCHA) and the Caswell County NC GenWeb (CCNCGW). Please share your Caswell County photographs.

Organized in 1954, the CCHA operates the Richmond-Miles History Museum in the Graves-Florance-Gatewood House. The goals of the CCHA are to promote the study of local history and genealogy, to collect and interpret historical artifacts, and to preserve local historical structures.

The CCGW was launched 2002. It is part of the US GenWeb Project and offers an Internet location for those interested in Caswell County genealogy.

Brief History of Caswell County

Born of Orange County in 1777 during the American Revolutionary War, Caswell County was na med in honor of Richard Caswell (1729-1789), delegate to the first Continental Congress, first governor of North Carolina after the Declaration of Independence, and Major General in the Revolutionary Army. The county lies in the north central section of North Carolina and is bounded by Person, Orange, Alamance, and Rockingham counties, and to the north by the Commonwealth of Virginia. The first permanent county seat was established at Leasburg in 1783. After 1792, when Person County was carved from Caswell County, the county seat was moved to a location nearer the center of the county. This site, first simply called Caswell Court House, later was named Yanceyville in honor of Bartlett Yancey (1785-1828). Go to Caswell County History for a more comprehensive historical overview.

Complete list of our websites:

1. Caswell County Historical Association

2. Caswell County, North Carolina GenWeb

3. CCHA/CCGW Message Board

4. CCHA Weblog

5. Caswell County Photograph Collection

6. Caswell County Cemetery Census
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Contact: Rick Frederick