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  2. McDowell, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    McDowell is 7.2 miles (11.6 km) southeast of Monterey, Virginia, on U.S. Route 250. [2] It is in the Bullpasture Valley near the mouth of Crab Run on the Bullpasture River. [3] The community was named after James McDowell, [4] governor of Virginia from 1843 to 1846. [5] McDowell is the location of the May 8, 1862 Battle of McDowell during the ...

  3. McClung Farm Historic District - Wikipedia

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    January 25, 1991. Designated VLR. August 21, 1990 [2] McClung Farm Historic District is a historic home and national historic district located at McDowell, Highland County, Virginia. The district encompasses seven contributing buildings, three contributing sites, and three contributing structures. The main house was built in 1844, and is a two ...

  4. Mansion House (McDowell, Virginia) - Wikipedia

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    VA 645, 161 Mansion House Rd., McDowell, ... is a historic home located at McDowell, Highland ... War hospital in the time around the Battle of McDowell on May 8 ...

  5. Battle of Galudoghson - Wikipedia

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    8 dead, 3 wounded. 3-17 dead, 5 wounded. The Battle of Galudoghson took place in December 1742, at a site near present-day Glasgow, Virginia, when the Augusta County militia engaged in combat with Onondaga and Oneida Indians. These warriors had traveled to Virginia from Pennsylvania under the command of an Iroquois chief named Jonnhaty, to ...

  6. McDowell County, West Virginia - Wikipedia

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    McDowell County, the southernmost county in West Virginia, is located at 37.37°N 81.65°W. It is bordered by Tazewell County, Virginia, to the south; Buchanan County, Virginia, to the west; Mingo County to the northwest; Wyoming County to the north; and Mercer County to the east. The county is located in the Cumberland Mountains, a sub-region ...

  7. List of Andie MacDowell performances - Wikipedia

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    She also received Golden Globe Award nominations for her performances in Green Card (1990) and Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994). Other notable performances from MacDowell include St. Elmo's Fire (1985), Groundhog Day (1993), Short Cuts (1993), Michael (1996), Multiplicity (1996), Footloose (2011), and Magic Mike XXL (2015).

  8. 1st Ever ‘Survivor’ Castoff Sonja Christopher Dead at 87

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    April 28, 2024 at 10:44 AM. Sonja Christopher Acey Harper/Getty Images. Sonja Christopher, the first-ever Survivor castoff, died at age 87 on Friday, April 26. “Sonya [sic] was one of the ...

  9. Big Four, West Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Big Four, West Virginia. /  37.41472°N 81.52056°W  / 37.41472; -81.52056. Big Four is an unincorporated community located in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Their post office [2] has been closed. Originally known as Cirrus, [3] Big Four is reported [by whom?] to have been renamed for the four men who operated the coal ...