July 29, 2009 by mcdowellcountyhistory
Jessie May Roper Groves was a child in the East Marion mill village, lived on a farm in Dysartsville, worked as a cook on a Mississippi river boat and can trace her lineage back to Sir Thomas More. She also loves a good ghost story. In this segment, she tells the story of the ghost of John Allen. (A written version of this tale was featured in Stories Not Told in History Books, compiled by Nina Greenlee.)
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The Historic Marion Depot
Old Fort Depot & Arrowhead Monument
The Wolfe Angel in the Old Fort Cemetery
Reunion of Descendants of Carson Slaves at the Carson House, July 2009
Brackettown Cemetery
Greenlee House
Marion in the 1920s
Marion in 1909
Point Lookout, from an old postcard
The "Hattie Butner" Stagecoach at the Eagle Hotel
The thrashers come to North Cove
The Original Little Switzerland Post Office and Store
The McDowell County Courthouse in the Early 1900s
Railroad Workers in Old Fort
Old Fort Depot
