Editing Sherrills Ford, North Carolina (section)

==History==
Sherrills Ford is so named due its being the site of the [[ford (crossing)|fording]] of the [[Catawba River]] from east to west by [[Adam Sherrill]] ''et al.'' ''ca.'' 1747.  (The apostrophe in "Sherrill's Ford" was inadvertently dropped.) The Sherrills, of English ancestry, had come from northeast [[Maryland]], most probably trekking through modern [[Pennsylvania]], [[West Virginia]], and [[Virginia]].<ref>[http://www.8va.net/MySherrills/ Sherrill Family]</ref> Along with others, Adam Sherrill established the first settlement by people of European ancestry that far west, and his fine house was built by [[African-American]] [[twin]]s whom he [[Slavery in the United States|enslaved]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2022/11/27/visiting-our-past-wnc-families-trace-roots-traditions/69667131007/|title=WNC families trace roots, traditions back 800 years|last=Neufeld|first=Rob|work=[[Asheville Citizen-Times]]|date=November 28, 2022}}</ref> Many Sherrill descendants still reside in Sherrills Ford.

The [[Neill–Turner–Lester House]] and the [[Miles Alexander Sherrill House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].