McDowell
Bartley Mine Disaster
Near here, in Bartley No. 1 shaft mine, on Jan. 10, 1940, fire and explosion killed ninety-one miners.
Bushwhackers in Mc Dowell
Welch, WV
In June 1862, Lt. Col. William Russell (4th WV) ordered Company D to McDowell County after learning that E.V. Harman and 100 rebels were...
Elizabeth Simpson Drewry
Northfork, WV
First black woman elected to West Virginia legislature, 1950; retired in 1964.
Lewis' Camp
Iaeger, WV
Here Major (later General) Andrew Lewis camped, February 26, 1756, with Virginia troops on way to attack Indians who had been raiding the...
Mc Dowell County/Mercer County
Formed, 1837, from Giles and Tazewell.
Mc Dowell County/West Virginia (Mc Dowell County)
Welch, WV
Formed from Tazewell, 1858.
Mc Dowell County/Wyoming County
Formed from Tazewell, 1858.
Mc Dowell County/Wyoming County
Formed from Tazewell, 1858.
Mc Dowell in the Civil War
Welch, WV
McDowell County had no slaves in 1860, but when civil war came in 1861 many residents supported the Confederacy and the county took no...
Sid Hatfield/Mc Dowell County Courthouse
Born in Kentucky, Sid Hatfield worked as a blacksmith and coal miner before being named chief of police in Matewan, Mingo County.
Virginia/West Virginia (Mc Dowell County)
Northfork, WV
Named for Queen Elizabeth, the Virginia Queen of England.
Welch
Welch, WV
Incorporated, 1893, and named for Captain I. A. Welch, who led in the coal development of this county and founded the city.
Welch
Welch, WV
Incorporated, 1893, and named for Captain I. A. Welch, who led the coal development of this county and founded the city.
Welch Emergency Hospital
Welch, WV
This is a State institution.
World War I Memorial
Kimball, WV
This structure, dedicated on February 11, 1928, was first building in U.S. built to honor African Americans for their military service...