Served 1843-1845 as the seat of McDowell County government. Home of Col. John Carson and his sons, Jonathan L., Samuel P., William, & Joseph McD. Now a historical museum. — — Map (db m305665) HM
(preface)
On March 24, 1865, Union Gen. George Stoneman led 6,000 cavalrymen from Tennessee into southwestern Virginia and western North Carolina to disrupt the Confederate supply line by destroying sections of the Virginia and Tennessee . . . — — Map (db m208799) HM
The original Charters of Freedom are on
display in The Rotunda at the National
Archives in Washington, D.C.
The Declaration of Independence was adopted July 4, 1776.
The United States Constitution was adopted September . . . — — Map (db m268520) HM
First Baptist Church
c. 1912
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
— — Map (db m268529) HM
[Center)
Dedicated
in honor of all
McDowell County
veterans and to
the memory of
those who gave
their life for
our country
Note: Conflicts and names are listed in the order, from left to right, that they appear on . . . — — Map (db m240417) WM
National Championship winning college basketball coach for University of North Carolina and Member of Basketball Hall of Fame. Born in 1950 in Marion General Hospital, which stands one block north. — — Map (db m77442) HM
Sesquicentennial Testament
On the 5th day of December in the year 2015, AL 6015 Mystic Tie Lodge No. 237 AF & AM in the city of Marion state of north Carolina did celebrate 150 years of masonic service
In God We Trust
Chartered: . . . — — Map (db m268525) HM