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The Main Street Historic District is a 21-acre (8.5 ha) national historic district located at Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. In 1991, it included 36 buildings deemed to contribute to the historic character of the area and one other contributing site. [1]
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 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]
McDowell County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,578. [1] Its county seat is Marion. [2] McDowell County comprises the Marion, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Charlotte-Concord, NC Combined Statistical Area. [3]
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
Marion Bowman Jr.’s execution is scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday at a Columbia prison. Bowman, 44, was convicted of murder in the shooting death of a friend whose burned body was found in the trunk ...
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.
South Carolina plans to execute Marion Bowman Jr. on Friday for the Feb. 16, 2001, shooting death of 21-year-old Kandee Martin, who was killed five days before her son's second birthday. Police ...