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Description. Built in 1793, the Carson House is one of the oldest standing structures in Marion, along with the nearby Joseph McDowell House. Large walnut logs were harvested from nearby Buck Creek to construct the massive three-story plantation house. Between 1804 and 1827, the area now known as McDowell County was a large producer of gold ...
Marion is a city in and the county seat of McDowell County, North Carolina, United States. [ 4 ] Founded in 1844, the city was named in honor of Brigadier General Francis Marion, the American Revolutionary War Hero whose talent in guerrilla warfare earned him the name "Swamp Fox". Marion's Main Street Historic District is listed on the National ...
It was established in Philadelphia in 1938. The organization aims to improve the quality of life of children, particularly African-American children. There are over 230 Jack and Jill chapters in 35 states in the United States, with over 10,000 mother members and 40,000 parents and children. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C.
An estimated 1 in 3 of the 1.2 million families below the federal poverty level in North Carolina are single-women and their children. That’s nearly a half million people, Grubb noted. Geddie is ...
Downtown Marion MPS. NRHP reference No. 91000293 [1] Added to NRHP. March 28, 1991. Depot Historic District is a national historic district located at Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina. The district encompasses five contributing buildings associated with the Southern Railway depot at Marion. The buildings date from about 1894 to about 1935.
The land for the Pleasant Gardens estate was purchased by Hunting John McDowell, Joseph McDowell's father, in 1768. The land was originally located in Anson County until 1753, when it became Rowan County and became part of Burke County in 1777. Joseph McDowell was born on February 25, 1758, before his father purchased the Pleasant Gardens estate.
December 26, 2012. Marion House[2] and Marion Brothers Store also known as Jubal E. Marion—Richard Nathaniel Marion House and Oakcrest, is a historic home and general store located at Siloam, Surry County, North Carolina. The house was built over three periods in 1861, 1895, and 1913. It is a two-story, three-bay, double pile, Classical ...
The Central Children's Home of North Carolina, officially the Central Children's Home of North Carolina, Inc., and historically known as Grant Colored Asylum, was founded in Oxford, North Carolina, in 1883. The home is a residential group environment for children up to young adults. A state historical marker was placed in front of the building ...