Mc Dowell County/Mercer County
Inscription
Formed, 1837, from Giles and Tazewell. Named for General Hugh Mercer, Revolutionary War officer, who was mortally wounded at Princeton, 1777. This county, gateway to the South, is rich in fine farms and mineral deposits.
[Reverse]
Formed from Tazewell, 1858. Named for James McDowell, governor of Virginia from 1843 to 1846. County is famous for the production of bituminous coal. This county originally had four acres of coal for every acre of its land surface.
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More markers in McDowell
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.
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...
Virginia/West Virginia (Mc Dowell County)
Northfork, WV
Named for Queen Elizabeth, the Virginia Queen of England.