Editing Graham County, North Carolina (section)

==History==
The county was formed January 30, 1872, from the northeastern part of [[Cherokee County, North Carolina|Cherokee County]]. It was named for [[William Alexander Graham|William A. Graham]],<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n139 140]}}</ref> [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from North Carolina (1840–1843) and [[List of Governors of North Carolina|Governor of North Carolina]] (1845–1849).

The first Graham County Courthouse was constructed in Robbinsville in 1874, but its floor collapsed two decades later while the building was packed during a murder trial. A replacement, built in 1895, was the last wooden courthouse built in North Carolina. The [[Graham County Courthouse (North Carolina)|third and current]] building was completed in 1942.<ref>{{cite web |title=Graham County |url=https://www.grahamcounty.net/GCHistory/02-grahamcounty/grahamcounty.htm |work=www.grahamcounty.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Town of Robbinsville |url=https://www.grahamcounty.net/GCHistory/04-townofrobbinsville/townofrobbinsville.htm |work=www.grahamcounty.net}}</ref>

The first public library in Graham County opened in Robbinsville in 1939.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Graham County |url=https://www.grahamcounty.net/GCHistory/clubs/groups.htm |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=www.grahamcounty.net}}</ref> It joined the [[Nantahala Regional Library]] system in 1940.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=History of the Nantahala Regional Library |url=http://proofing.youseemore.com/redesigns/nantahala/contentpages.asp?loc=54 |access-date=March 4, 2024 |website=Nantahala Regional Library |place=Murphy, NC}}</ref> The facility was torn down in 1952 and replaced with a newer building which opened on April 6, 1953.<ref name=":1"/>

An F2 tornado struck Graham County during the [[1974 Super Outbreak]] causing two deaths and 11 injuries. The community of Stecoah near Fontana Lake saw widespread damage.<ref name="autogenerated1">''Danville Register'', Danville, Virginia. April 5, 1974, page 1.</ref>