Author: Jean Battlo
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ISBN: 9780870125799
Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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An in-depth look into the history of McDowell County, West Virginia. Approximately 550 pages with impressive historical photo display.
Author: McDowell County American Revolution Bicentennial Commission. Heritage Committee
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Category : McDowell County (N.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 62
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Author: Marcus L. Wilkes
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1664168761
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 74
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Author: Daughters of the American Revolution. West Virginia. Colonel Andrew Donnally Chapter, Welch
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Category : McDowell County (W. Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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Author: James Lawton Haney
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738514765
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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McDowell County is unique culturally and topographically. Formed by legislative action in 1842 from Burke and Rutherford Counties, McDowell's northern and western borders trace the towering heights and rugged terrain of the Blue Ridge, while its eastern and southern borders incorporate broad river bottoms and lower hills of the Piedmont. Showcasing more than 220 images, this volume is a mosaic of McDowell County's first century and covers the towns of Marion and Old Fort, as well as smaller communities like Brackettown, Crooked Creek, Dyartsville, Glenwood, Greenlee, Little Switzerland, Montford's Cove, Nebo, and North Cove. Views of waterfalls on the Catawba River and Tom's Creek, along with those of the eerie limestone formations of Linville Caverns, attest to nature's bounty. Aging photographs, many of which are published for the first time, draw attention to families, churches, schools, memorable personalities, and historic sites. This collection also brings to life the county's defining events: the arduous construction of two railways through the mountains, the destruction of Marion by fire in 1894, the disastrous flood of 1916, the textile strike of 1929, and the patriotic response by the citizenry to national crises. Photographs of selected homes, commercial sites, churches, and schools testify to the diverse architectural style and levels of economic and social well-being found in the county.
Author: Jean Battlo
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ISBN: 9780870126925
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 572
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Author: Mildred B. Fossett
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Category : McDowell County (N.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 239
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Category : McDowell County history
Languages : en
Pages : 30
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Author: William R. Bill Archer
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN: 9781531612269
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
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McDowell County was established by an act of the Virginia General Assembly in 1858, two years before the start of the American Civil War. In 1863, the county was one of the 55 that separated from the Old Dominion to form West Virginia, thus earning the nickname "the Free State." Long before this, though, McDowell County was known for its bountiful natural resources; a great geologist, Dr. Thomas Walker, touted these vast "coal lands" after his 1748-1750 exploration. Political leaders like Thomas Jefferson, who knew of the county's mineral wealth, steered Robert Morris, financier of the American Revolution, to obtain all of McDowell County in the land speculation boom of the mid-1790s. After Morris was sent to debtor's prison in 1799, however, his land holdings were acquired by Michael Bouvier, a cabinet maker. In the 1920s, the remains of Bouvier's holdings were purchased by Henry Ford, the automobile tycoon. Other famous personalities associated with McDowell County include J.P. Morgan and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.
Author: Norma Pontiff Evans
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ISBN: 9780937418055
Category : McDowell County (W. Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 114
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A compilation of genealogical materials on McDowell County families, put together around the first census (1860) of McDowell County.
