Excerpt from Descriptive Sketch of Winston-Salem, Its Advantages and Surroundings, Kernersville, Etc: Compiled Under the Auspices of the Chamber of Commerce, From a Matter of Fact StandpointThe Carolinas were explored by the French in 1563 and named in honor of Charles IX, (carolus) King of France. Sir Walter Ral eigh received a patent in 1584, and made the first English settlement in the United States, the colony soon afterward abandoning the State. A second futile attempt was made in 1587, and a few years later Raleigh was beheaded by order of James I, on a charge of treason. About 1640, and afterwards, the county of Albemarle, N. Was settled by refugees from religious persecution, who had left New England and Virginia. In 1663 Charles II, King of England, made various grants and the old French. Name was continued in honor of the second Charles. But for further details we must refer the reader to history and pass on to present issues.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.