Download or read book Story of the Rocks of McDowell County written by Henry S. Brown and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book McDowell County North Carolina written by James Lawton Haney and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book A Pictorial History of McDowell County 1858 1958 written by Jean Battlo and published by . This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Legendary Locals of McDowell County written by William R. Archer and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: West Virginia's most impoverished county, McDowell County, is also its richest, with reserves of mineral wealth that continue to provide the framework for modern society from Panama and Toyko to New York and Chicago. With a history cratered by triumph and tragedy, the people of McDowell County have endured unspeakable hardships and near isolation but continue to excel in a myriad of unexpectedly surprising ways. Robert Morris, "the financier of the American Revolution," went to the poor house with the belief that McDowell's mineral wealth could fuel a new nation. Jedediah Hotchkiss, the mapmaker who charted the course for Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's valley campaign, resurrected Morris's dream to rebuild the South into an industrial giant on local coal. Men of vision and means like Frederick Kimball and J.P. Morgan built fortunes on McDowell County's mineral wealth. The musical Womack family, baseball manager Charlie Manuel, comedic genius Steve Harvey, writers Kermit Hunter and Jeannette Walls, and thousands who served in all ranks of the military, many making the supreme sacrifice, are among those who have made their mark on McDowell County.
Download or read book History of McDowell County written by Mildred B. Fossett and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Standard History of the Hanging Rock Iron Region of Ohio written by Eugene B. Willard and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Illustrated History of the Counties of Rock and Pipestone Minnesota written by Arthur P. Rose and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 918 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hollow Hills of Sunnalee written by Cato Holler and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Index to McDowell County History written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Heart of the Alleghanies Or Western North Carolina written by Wilbur G. Zeigler and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book King Coal Highway Mingo Logan McDowell Wyoming and Mercer Counties WV and Tazewell County VA written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Appalachian Mineral Gem Trails written by June Culp Zeitner and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Mighty Locomotive written by Stephen R. Little and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wait a minute! I thought a train could only travel on train tracks! How did the locomotive get from the valley to the top of the mountain before the rails were laid
Download or read book Geologic Excursions in Southwestern North America written by Philip A. Pearthree and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Western North Carolina Beer A Mountain Brew History written by Anne Fitten Glenn and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past two hundred years, Western North Carolina has evolved from a mountainous frontier known for illicit moonshine production into a renowned destination for craft beer. Follow its story from the wild days of saloons and the first breweries of the 1870s through one of the longest Prohibitions in the nation. Eventually, a few bold entrepreneurs started the first modern breweries in Asheville, and formerly dry towns and counties throughout the region started to embrace the industry. The business of beer attracts jobs, tourists and dollars, as well as mixed emotions, legal conundrums and entrepreneurial challenges. Join award-winning beer writer Anne Fitten Glenn as she narrates the storied history of brewing in Western North Carolina.
Download or read book The Story of Little Switzerland written by Louisa DeSaussure Duls and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Heritage of McDowell County written by Joanne S. Johnston and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
