Dr. Fletcher B. Dresslar (the foremost authority on education in the United States in the early part of the 20th century) once said that play is the most important part of education in any person's life. A hobby is a type of entertainment in one's leisure time, and these works were born out of the play instinct. I hope that you will enjoy these previously unknown histories of Montgomery County, North Carolina and that you will treasure and share them with future generations. In my studies of the Uwharrie hill country and her people, I have found that places don't ever really belong to people, but rather, people belong to places.