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| | SWAIN COUNTY
794 grants issued from 1816 to 1944
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County Seat: Bryson City
History: Swain County was formed in 1871 from Jackson and Macon counties. It was named after Governor David L. Swain. For further information see: THE FORMATION OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES, 1663-1943, by David Leroy Corbitt.
Boundary changes: The Newberry Atlas of Historical County Boundaries
Name origin: David Lowry Swain (1801–1868), a governor of North Carolina and president of the University of North Carolina
State Archives Code: 091
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