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From our Archives: Here’s a look back at photos from McDowell County this week in 1973

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From our Archives: Here’s a look back at photos from McDowell County this week in 1986

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Next America 250 presentation to highlight Old Fort’s Col. Daniel Adams

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He built the first water supply for the town of Old Fort and the stone structures he installed for this system can still be seen today in the mountains.

From our Archives: Here’s a look at photos from McDowell County this week in 2003

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From our Archives: Here’s a look back at photos from McDowell County this week in 1991

Mike Conley

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Digital exhibit about first North Carolina governor now online

Mike Conley

As part of the ongoing America 250 commemoration, users can read Caswell's own letters as he worked to forge a state.

From the Archives: Here’s a look back at photos from McDowell County this week in 1983

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From our Archives: Here’s a look back at this week in 1976

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McDowell County America 250 presentation to focus on Cherokee-settler relations in western NC

“They couldn’t stand against the size of the onslaught of settlement that was going on.”

From our Archives: Here’s a look back at photos from McDowell County this week in 2001

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From our Archives: Here’s a look back at pictures from McDowell County this week in 1996

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James Haney, historian and 'Southern gentleman,' remembered for devotion to McDowell County history

“Jim gave everything he had to the preservation and interpretation of local history,” said friend and fellow historian Anne Swann.

From our Archives: Here’s a look back at photo from McDowell County this week in 1984

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From our Archives: Here’s a look back at photos from McDowell County this week in 1979

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From our Archives: A look at photos from McDowell County this week in 2001

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From our Archives: A look at photos from McDowell County this week in 1990

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From our Archives: A look at photos from McDowell County this week in 1983

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From our Archives: Photos from McDowell County this week in 1977

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From our archives: Here’s a look back at photos from McDowell County this week in 2000

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See photos of snow in McDowell County over the decades, from 1978 to 2025

See photos of sledding, snow days and piles of snow.

From our Archives: Here’s a look back at this week in 1992

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From the archives: Here’s a look at photos from McDowell County this week in 1988

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From our Archives: Here’s a look back at this week in 1975

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From the archives: See photos from McDowell County this week in 2003

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From our Archives: Here’s a look back at this week in 1978

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"Beyond 1842" project aims to record McDowell County history through interviews, archive

Through the program, longtime residents can provide their oral histories and talk about what it was like to grow up in the area.

From the archives: See photos from McDowell County from this week in 1996

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From the archives: Here’s a look at photos from McDowell County this week in 1989

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From the archives: Here’s a look back at photos in McDowell County from this week in 1971

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From our Archives: Here’s a look back at this week in 1998

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