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The Flood of 1916

Posted in Flood of 1916, North Cove, Orchard at Altapass, _Interviewee: Bill Carson, tagged , on September 20, 2009 | Comments Off

If you’ve ever taken a drive up Highway 221 North from Marion toward Linville Falls, you’ve probably noticed the large rocks and boulders that dot the fields and pastures on both sides of the road. All those tons of rock tumbled down the mountainside and to their current resting place during the cataclysmic flood of [...]

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North Cove Conversation

Posted in Civil War, Depression Years, Everyday life, Farming, North Cove, Trains, _Interviewee: Clara McCall, _Interviewee: Freddie Brown, tagged , , on September 1, 2009 | Comments Off

The view from Freddie Brown’s front porch Due to the rugged terrain and distance from the closest towns, the North Cove and Ashford communities in the northern tip of McDowell County remained relatively isolated until the mid- twentieth century. Electricity didn’t arrive until 1947, and telephones were rare until about 1960.  Nearly everyone farmed and the community was [...]

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From the Mountains of McDowell to the Phillipines: A World War II Story

Posted in North Cove, World War II, _Interviewee: Blan Swofford, tagged , on July 14, 2009 | Comments Off

Linder “Blan” Swofford has recently returned to his family’s land in the North Cove community after decades of traveling the world and the country. He first left western North Carolina when he was drafted into the service during WWII.  Here, he talks about going from the cool mountain environs to the sweltering tropics and lays out [...]

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