Students in my first-year writing seminar at Wake Forest University produced this timeline as part of their study of the Yadkin River as it flows east and then south through Wilkes, Surry, Yadkin, Forsyth and Davie counties. They have discovered a rich history that thetells story of back country settlement and later the industrialization of the North Carolina frontier. As you explore, we hope you enjoy some of the stories we've discovered and that you come to understand, as we have, the central role this river plays in the history of the region.