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Archaeological excavations performed by Dr. David Moore during the early 1980s, revealed artifacts and other evidence that the earliest inhabitants of McDowell County lived there from the Woodland period and Mississippian culture era, from 250 to 1500 AD. Dr. Moore discovered this material in an area close to the Catawba River, in and around an unusual topographical site known as Round Hill. [4]
Marion is a city in and the county seat of McDowell County, North Carolina, United States. [4] Founded in 1844, the city was named in honor of Brigadier General Francis Marion, the American Revolutionary War Hero whose talent in guerrilla warfare earned him the name "Swamp Fox".
The Joseph McDowell House is a historic house and museum located in Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina. It was the home of Colonel Joseph "Pleasant Gardens" McDowell, the founder and namesake of McDowell County. It is currently undergoing extensive renovations, and is closed to the public.
1612 Bumford Road, Marion; Patty L. Zaler to Colton P. and Zoe R. Brown; $82,500 5550 Stauffer Road, Morral; The Estate of Robert Allen Jones to Douglas L. and Janet L. Schnees; $300,000
The property was bought in the late 1800s by John Seawell Brown, and was preserved by three generations of the Brown family. Brown was a three-term North Carolina State Senator who was instrumental in the founding of McDowell County. The Carson House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. [1]
West Marion is a census-designated place (CDP) in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States, adjacent to the city of Marion, the county seat. The population was 1,348 at the 2010 census, down from 1,556 in 2000.
A federal grand jury in Raleigh is seeking information about a domestic violence monitoring program that has drawn concerns over how state lawmakers set it up by providing $3.5 million in COVID-19 ...
Southeastern end of Depot St., bounded on the south by the Southern railroad tracks, and 111 Railroad St., south of the tracks, in Marion, North Carolina Coordinates 35°40′52″N 82°0′38″W / 35.68111°N 82.01056°W / 35.68111; -82