Nearby, the Historic Orchard at Altapass ... an engineering marvel and the first place in the Southeast to use nitroglycerin, ...

Mountain Gateway Museum and McDowell County Public Library plan to start a new monthly book club exploring regional history ...

AND IN MCDOWELL COUNTY, CREWS ARE MAKING A ... protection.An evacuation order remains in place for all residences and structures on Wild Acres Rd. off NC 226 A just south of Little Switzerland.