by
James Lawton Haney, McDowell County Historic Preservation Commission
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2002
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...