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    McDowell County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,578. Its county seat is Marion....
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    Marion is a city in and the county seat of McDowell County, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1844, the city was named in honor of Brigadier General...
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  • McDowell County is the name of two counties in the United States: McDowell County, North Carolina McDowell County, West Virginia This disambiguation page...
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  • Providence is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States. Providence is 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Marion. U.S....
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    Old Fort is a town in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 811 people in the 2020 U.S. census. Before the arrival of European...
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    McDowell County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Erle G....
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  • MacDowell Lake, a lake in Ontario McDowell, Kentucky, an unincorporated community McDowell, Missouri, an unincorporated community McDowell County, North...
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    Carolina Department of Transportation. McDowell County (Map). North Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 30, 2014. North Carolina Department...
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    unincorporated community in McDowell and Mitchell counties of North Carolina, United States. It is located along North Carolina Highway 226A (NC 226A) off...
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  • "Pleasant Gardens" McDowell (February 25, 1758 – May 18, 1795) was an American lawyer, soldier, and statesman from Morganton, North Carolina. His estate was...
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    "Quaker Meadows" McDowell Jr. (February 15, 1756 – July 11, 1801) was an American planter, soldier, and statesman from North Carolina. He was known as...
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    the central and eastern portion of the state. US 64 enters North Carolina in Cherokee County, west of Murphy. The highway serves the cities of Hendersonville...
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    located in Marion, North Carolina. It was the home of Col. John Carson, and served as the McDowell County courthouse when the county was first organized...
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    community at the junction of Avery, Burke, and McDowell counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The community is named after Linville Falls, a...
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    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...
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    3, 2016. North Carolina Department of Transportation (September 2015). McDowell County, North Carolina (PDF) (Map). Raleigh: North Carolina Department...
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  • Thumbnail for Burke County, North Carolina
    Burke County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 87,570. Its county seat is Morganton. Burke...
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    North Carolina (PDF) (Map). North Carolina Department of Transportation. September 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2016. McDowell County, North Carolina (PDF)...
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  • Thumbnail for Buncombe County, North Carolina
    Buncombe County (/ˈbʌŋkəm/ BUNK-um) is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is classified within Western North Carolina. The 2020 census...
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  • census-designated place (CDP) in the Nebo Township of eastern McDowell County, North Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census...
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  • parts of: Burke County, North Carolina McDowell County, North Carolina Greenville County, South Carolina Newberry County, South Carolina The Catawba Indian...
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    Lake Tahoma (category Bodies of water of McDowell County, North Carolina)
    Tahoma is a private lake in the mountains of Western North Carolina, United States, in McDowell County. It is fed by the waters of Buck Creek, a tributary...
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    Mecklenburg County (/ˈmɛklənˌbɜːrɡ/) is a county located in the southwestern region of the U.S. state of North Carolina, in the United States. As of the...
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    Rutherford County is a county in the southwestern area of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 64,444. Its county seat...
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  • senator, and County Justice of Peace in Burke County, North Carolina. Charles McDowell was born on October 18, 1743, in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia...
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    McDowell County, North Carolina (PDF) (Map). North Carolina Department of Transportation. September 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2016. Mitchell County,...
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    Catawba Falls (category Protected areas of McDowell County, North Carolina)
    waterfalls on the headwaters of the Catawba River, in McDowell County, near Old Fort, North Carolina. The Catawba River flows over 2 major waterfalls in...
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    Lake James State Park (category Protected areas of McDowell County, North Carolina)
    Park is a North Carolina state park in Burke and McDowell counties, North Carolina in the United States. Located near Nebo, North Carolina, it covers...
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    Blue Ridge Parkway (category Protected areas of McDowell County, North Carolina)
    park in the U.S., runs for 469 miles (755 km) through 29 counties in Virginia and North Carolina, linking Shenandoah National Park to Great Smoky Mountains...
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    reservoir in the mountains of Western North Carolina which straddles the border between Burke and McDowell Counties. It is named for tobacco tycoon and...
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