McDowell County is a county in the State of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,111, and was estimated to be 16,878 in 2025.
The McDowell County Courthouse in Welch
A coal miner's house and family, 1946
Anawalt Lake Wildlife Management Area in McDowell County
Coalwood, home of the 'Rocket Boys," who experimented with home-made rockets in the 1950s, the subject of the film October Sky
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West Virginia is a mountainous, landlocked state in the Southern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland to the northeast, Virginia to the southeast,
McDowell County, West Virginia
…McDowell County is a county in the State of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,111, and was estimated to be 16,878 in 2025. The county seat and the largest city is Welch. McDowell…
Thomas Lee, the first manager of the Ohio Company of Virginia
Harpers Ferry alternated between Confederate and Union rule eight times during the American Civil War, and was finally annexed by West Virginia.
Historical coat of arms of West Virginia (illustrated, 1876)
Votes by county in the October 1861 statehood vote