Comments for McDowell County Oral History http://mcdowellhistory.com A project of the McDowell County NC Tourism Authority made possible by a grant from the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:05:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on The 1929 Marion Textile Strike by Life in the Clinchfield Mill Village « McDowell County Oral History http://mcdowellhistory.com/2009/09/12/the-1929-marion-textile-strike/#comment-216 Life in the Clinchfield Mill Village « McDowell County Oral History Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:24:38 +0000 http://mcdowellhistory.com/?p=1878#comment-216 [...] Here, lifelong Clinchfield resident Mrs. Glenys Buckner Gilbert shares her fond memories of  growing up in the village and relates how her father narrowly escaped the scene of the violent showdown at the gates of  nearby Marion Manufacturing in October of 1929. (The 1929 strike is explored in detail in this post.) [...] [...] Here, lifelong Clinchfield resident Mrs. Glenys Buckner Gilbert shares her fond memories of  growing up in the village and relates how her father narrowly escaped the scene of the violent showdown at the gates of  nearby Marion Manufacturing in October of 1929. (The 1929 strike is explored in detail in this post.) [...]

]]> Comment on Contact Us by mcdowellcountyhistory http://mcdowellhistory.com/about/contact-us/#comment-4 mcdowellcountyhistory Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:58:39 +0000 http://mcdowellcountyhistory.wordpress.com/?page_id=3#comment-4 Checked with Terrell Finley at the Mountain Gateway Museum and found out the cave is an old mica mine. No other information at this time. Will keep looking. Checked with Terrell Finley at the Mountain Gateway Museum and found out the cave is an old mica mine. No other information at this time. Will keep looking.

]]> Comment on Contact Us by paul chapman http://mcdowellhistory.com/about/contact-us/#comment-3 paul chapman Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:43:18 +0000 http://mcdowellcountyhistory.wordpress.com/?page_id=3#comment-3 we visited toms creek falls yesterday and also the mining cave. what's the history behind the cave and the masonry structures below the falls? thanks paul chapman morganton we visited toms creek falls yesterday and also the mining cave.
what’s the history behind the cave and the masonry structures below the falls?

thanks
paul chapman
morganton

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