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History

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

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

  • Mike Conley

This feature mines our archives for what was going on this week in local history.

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

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

  • Mike Conley

“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

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

    This feature mines our archives for what was going on this week in local history.

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

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

      This feature mines our archives for what was going on this week in local history.

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

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

        This feature mines our archives for what was going on this week in local history.

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

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

          This feature mines our archives for what was going on this week in local history.

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

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

            This feature mines our archives for what was going on this week in local history.

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

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

              This feature mines our archives for what was going on this week in local history.

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

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

                This feature mines our archives for what was going on this week in local history.

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

                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

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

                    This feature mines our archives for what was going on this week in local history.

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

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

                      This feature mines our archives for what was going on this week in local history.

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

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

                        This feature mines our archives for what was going on this week in local history.

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

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

                          This feature mines our archives for what was going on this week in local history.

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

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

                          This feature mines our archives for what was going on this week in local history.

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

                          "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

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

                          This feature mines the McDowell News archives for what was going on this week in local history.

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

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

                          This feature mines the McDowell News archives for what was going on this week in local history.

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

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

                          This feature mines our archives for what was going on this week in local history.

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

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

                          This feature mines our archives for what was going on this week in local history.

                          From our archives: Here’s a look at pictured from McDowell County this week in 1981

                          From our archives: Here’s a look at pictured from McDowell County this week in 1981

                          This feature mines our archives for what was going on this week in local history.

                          From our archives: Photos from McDowell County this week in 1979

                          From our archives: Photos from McDowell County this week in 1979

                          This feature mines the McDowell News archives for what was going on this week in local history.

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                          From our archives: Here’s a look a photos from at this week in November 2002

                          From our archives: Here’s a look a photos from at this week in November 2002

                          This feature mines the McDowell news archives for what was going on this week in local history.

                          From our Archives: A look back at McDowell County this week in 1992

                          From our Archives: A look back at McDowell County this week in 1992

                          See photos from the McDowell News archives from on this week in local history.

                          From our the archives: See photos from McDowell County this week in 1984

                          From our the archives: See photos from McDowell County this week in 1984

                          This feature mines the McDowell News archives for what was going on this week in local history.

                          From the archives: Photos from McDowell County this week in 1977

                          From the archives: Photos from McDowell County this week in 1977

                          This feature mines our archives for what was going on this week in local history.

                          From our the archives: See photos from McDowell County this week in 2002

                          From our the archives: See photos from McDowell County this week in 2002

                          This feature mines the McDowell News archives for what was going on this week in local history.

                          From our the archives: Photos from McDowell County this week in 1991

                          From our the archives: Photos from McDowell County this week in 1991

                          This feature mines our archives for what was going on this week in local history.

                          From our archives. Here’s a look back at McDowell County this week in 1988

                          From our archives. Here’s a look back at McDowell County this week in 1988

                          This feature mines the McDowell News archives for what was going on this week in local history.

                          Photos: Here’s a look back at last week in McDowell County in 1975

                          Photos: Here’s a look back at last week in McDowell County in 1975

                          This feature mines the McDowell News archives for what was going on this week in local history.

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