"Echoes and Shadows of Two Centuries," relating to the history of Stanley, Copies of the book are on sale for $40 and are available at Brevard Station Museum, 130 S. Main Street. Stanley, NC 28164 704-263-4928 Following is an excerpt from "Echoes and Shadows of Two Centuries," relating to the history of Stanley, presented by Joyce J. Handsel and Sarah Grissop, and the Stanley Historical Association. In its time, Stanley has been a part of five different counties. Historians tell us that the countryside that later became the town of Stanley lay in territory that was included in: *The Country of Anson in 1748 *In Mecklenburg County in 1762 *In Tryon County in 1769 *In Lincoln County in 1779, after the Independence from England. North Carolina was admitted as a state on 21 November 1789 - 12th of the original 13 counties. *In 1846 Stanley became part of Gaston County. *For most of the early part of the 1800's, though, the country encompassing the town of Stanley was Lincoln. Copies of the book are on sale for $40 and are available at Brevard Station Museum, 130 S. Main Street. Stanley, NC 28164 704-263-4928