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4) Three articles published in The Pennsylvania Gazette on 27 January, 2 February and 31 March, 1743, the last of which cites James McDowell (John McDowell's brother), an eyewitness, as a source. [1]: 11–17 A significant secondary source is an 1808 letter from Judge Samuel McDowell, son of Captain John McDowell, who was killed in the battle ...
A Modern History of the Kurds is a history of the Kurdish people, written by David McDowall and published by I.B.Tauris in 1996 (hardback first edition). [1] The work is a history of the Kurdish people from the 19th century to the present.
In 1842, the land became part of McDowell County, named for Joseph "Pleasant Gardens" McDowell, who died on May 18, 1795. [3] [4] Recent historical analysis and research on the remaining property indicates that the Pleasant Gardens plantation house was built between 1812 and 1826 by Joseph McDowell's third son James Moffett McDowell (1791-1854).
The Carson House maintains a unique collection of research materials and books, along with dozens of family histories. The Mary M. Greenlee Genealogical Research and History Room has been a part of the house since the early 1970s, and is constantly adding to its archives. [5]
Jenkinjones is an unincorporated community and coal town in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. It lies on the western flanks of Stone Ridge near the border with Tazewell County , Virginia .
The initiatives of 1992 and 1993 bore fruit in 1994, when the city council, acting on task force recommendations, created a permanent McDowell Sonoran Preserve Commission (Preserve Commission), [7] and endorsed a plan to acquire 25 square miles of land. Public support came the following year when 64% of Scottsdale's voters approved a 0.2% sales ...
Joseph Nash McDowell (1805–1868) was an American doctor primarily remembered for his grave-digging practices, where he illegally exhumed corpses in order to study human anatomy. He is also known for his influence on Mark Twain , and was likely the inspiration for Twain's fictional character Dr. Robinson in " The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ."
Robert Harbold McDowell (May 23, 1894 – June 2, 1980) was an American historian and intelligence officer who worked for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II. McDowell, an expert on the Near East , was a professor of Balkan history at the University of Michigan .