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The county was almost certainly named for Randolph County, North Carolina, where the area’s first settlers came from. That county was named for Peyton Randolph, the first President of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation.
Union City, Randoph County is home to world-class chocolate confectionary – Ghyslain “chocolet des beaux arts”. Savor smooth ganache, fresh fruit purees, liqueurs and nuts of highest quality. Ghyslain creates hand-painted works of culinary art.
About the “Country Life Movement” Randolph County answered the problem of rural decline in the early twentieth century by embracing much of this movement. The major act was the movement to consolidate the county’s rural schools.
Lee L. Driver, a county native who became the nation’s leading expert on rural school consolidation lead the cause. Randolph County became the exemplar of the movement and was the subject of many publications and visits from officials from as far away as Canada and China.
County Seat: Winchester
Year Organized: 1818
Square Miles: 452.38