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McDowell County

Author : William R. Archer
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738517995
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book McDowell County written by William R. Archer and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

McDowell County, North Carolina

Author : James Lawton Haney
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738514765
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (147 download)

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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.

McDowell County, North Carolina 1843-1943

Author : James Lawton Haney
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439629293
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Book Synopsis McDowell County, North Carolina 1843-1943 by : James Lawton Haney

Download or read book McDowell County, North Carolina 1843-1943 written by James Lawton Haney and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2002-11-06 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.

McDowell County Coal and Rail

Author : Jay Chatman
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467121924
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book McDowell County Coal and Rail written by Jay Chatman and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 200 fascinating postcard images show early coal mining in McDowell County and how it progressed throughout the years. Coal was discovered in McDowell County, located in the Billion Dollar Coalfield of southern West Virginia, in 1748, but it was not explored or mined until the early 1800s. Mill Creek Coal & Coke Company shipped the first railroad car of coal in March 1883 via the Norfolk & Western Railway. By the early 1900s, hundreds of mining companies dotted the county's landscape. The coal from McDowell County fueled the nation's home heating and steelmaking businesses and both world wars. As the coal industry developed, the local population grew; by 1950, the county had grown from a few hundred people to more than 100,000. .

Legendary Locals of McDowell County

Author : William R. Archer
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467100366
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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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.

Public Documents

Author : West Virginia
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1548 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Public Documents written by West Virginia and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 1548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

US-221, Marion Bypass Construction, McDowell County

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book US-221, Marion Bypass Construction, McDowell County written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Soil Survey of McDowell County, North Carolina

Author : Roy L. Mathis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Soil Survey of McDowell County, North Carolina written by Roy L. Mathis and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

McDowell County Coal and Rail

Author : Jay Chatman
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 143964666X
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book McDowell County Coal and Rail written by Jay Chatman and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-11 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 200 fascinating postcard images show early coal mining in McDowell County and how it progressed throughout the years. Coal was discovered in McDowell County, located in the Billion Dollar Coalfield of southern West Virginia, in 1748, but it was not explored or mined until the early 1800s. Mill Creek Coal & Coke Company shipped the first railroad car of coal in March 1883 via the Norfolk & Western Railway. By the early 1900s, hundreds of mining companies dotted the county's landscape. The coal from McDowell County fueled the nation's home heating and steelmaking businesses and both world wars. As the coal industry developed, the local population grew; by 1950, the county had grown from a few hundred people to more than 100,000. .

Rocket Boys

Author : Homer Hickam
Publisher : Delta
ISBN 13 : 0385333218
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (853 download)

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Download or read book Rocket Boys written by Homer Hickam and published by Delta. This book was released on 2000-01-11 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir that inspired the film October Sky, Rocket Boys is a uniquely American memoir—a powerful, luminous story of coming of age at the dawn of the 1960s, of a mother's love and a father's fears, of a group of young men who dreamed of launching rockets into outer space . . . and who made those dreams come true. With the grace of a natural storyteller, NASA engineer Homer Hickam paints a warm, vivid portrait of the harsh West Virginia mining town of his youth, evoking a time of innocence and promise, when anything was possible, even in a company town that swallowed its men alive. A story of romance and loss, of growing up and getting out, Homer Hickam's lush, lyrical memoir is a chronicle of triumph—at once exquisitely written and marvelously entertaining. Now with 8 pages of photographs. A number-one New York Times bestseller in mass market, brought to the screen in the acclaimed film October Sky, Homer Hickam's memoir, nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award, comes to trade paperback with an all-new photo insert. One of the most beloved bestsellers in recent years, Rocket Boys is a uniquely American memoir. A powerful, luminous story of coming of age at the end of the 1950s, it is the story of a mother's love and a father's fears, of growing up and getting out. With the grace of a natural storyteller, Homer Hickam looks back after a distinguished NASA career to tell his own true story of growing up in a dying coal town and of how, against the odds, he made his dreams of launching rockets into outer space come true. A story of romance and loss and a keen portrait of life at an extraordinary point in American history, Rocket Boys is a chronicle of triumph.

Preparation Characteristics of Coal from McDowell County, W. Va

Author : James W. Miller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Preparation Characteristics of Coal from McDowell County, W. Va written by James W. Miller and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Carbonizing Properties of McDowell County, W. Va., Coals

Author : George W. Birge
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Carbonizing Properties of McDowell County, W. Va., Coals written by George W. Birge and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Annual Report of the Superintendent of the Insurance Department, State of New York

Author : New York (State). Insurance Department
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 908 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (975 download)

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Download or read book Annual Report of the Superintendent of the Insurance Department, State of New York written by New York (State). Insurance Department and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 908 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Juan Pardo Expeditions

Author : Charles Hudson
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
ISBN 13 : 0817351906
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book The Juan Pardo Expeditions written by Charles Hudson and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2005-07-24 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides English translations of selected passages from the expedition accounts of sixteenth-century explorer Juan Pardo in the Carolinas and Tennessee, and includes interpretations of Pardo's routes and encounters with native peoples.

Executive and Legislative Documents

Author : North Carolina
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2330 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (956 download)

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Download or read book Executive and Legislative Documents written by North Carolina and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 2330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

County Reports

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 888 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book County Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 888 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Wataugans

Author : Max Dixon
Publisher : The Overmountain Press
ISBN 13 : 9780932807472
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Wataugans written by Max Dixon and published by The Overmountain Press. This book was released on 2004-10 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published as part of a series for the Tennessee American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, this well-written volume gives necessary background information and details the early activities in that area in the 1760s. It thoroughly covers the settlement during its vanguard role in the 1770s and chronicles the various events that brought a change from that of a holding action to one of aggressive expansion in the 1780s.