sentences:  The oath of allegiance and the oath of office was administered by William Cole, Esq., whereupon they took their seats and organized and held the first court in Randolph county by electing William Bell, Sheriff, William Millikan, Register of Deeds, and Absalom Tatum', Clerk.Randolph County was the original location of what became Duke University.The county is home to one of the last remaining covered bridges in the state.