#Clay August 15
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For the month of August 2024 several of us are going to take on a 30-Day County Coach4aday Challenge. The simple concept is to share a fact about a county in the US. My focus is going to be on North Carolina, and today I am selecting CLAY County.
Clay County is another example of a North Carolina county named in honor of someone who was not born or lived there. It is named in honor of Senator Henry Clay who was from Kentucky and ran for President in 1824, 1832, and in 1844. He did not win any of those elections.
The county was carved out of Cherokee County in 1861. Thirty years after the county’s establishment, Hayesville was incorporated as the county seat. The town is named after George W. Hayes, a North Carolina General Assembly member who worked for Clay County’s establishment.
Here is a map of the county outlined in red.
County 30-Day Challenge Guidelines
Like previous challenges there are no hard and fast rules to participate. There are a few suggested guidelines.
- Each day in August learn something about a county in the United States
- Share that fact along with where it is located with others
- If so inclined use the hash tag #Coach4adayChallenge on social media platforms
August 15th-Clay County
Here are some facts about Clay County
Land Mass-It is the third-smallest county in North Carolina by land area and smallest by total area.
Georgia Neighbor-Its southern border is with the State of Georgia and much of it exists within the Nantahala National Forest.
Cultural Significance-Indian mounds have been found in various places in western North Carolina. The highest one is located in Hayesville. The mound is called Spikebuck. Bones, pottery shards, and arrowheads have been dug from the mound. These mounds were built by Indian tribes who preceded the Cherokee Indians that were living here at the time the white men came.
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