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Welch
Population 2010 Census: 2,406
Median Age: 44 years
Courthouse: Completed 1894; additions in 1909 and 1963
Architect: Frank Milburn
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Formed: 1858
Named: In honor of James McDowell, Governor of Virginia, 1843-46
County Seat: Welch
Land in Square Miles: 533.46
Population 2010 Census: 22,113
Persons per Square Mile 2010: 41.5
Primary Sources Online
Harman in McDowell County, 1862
Hanging of John Hardy, 1894
Killing of William Johnson Tabor, 1921
Cincinnati Reds in Welch, 1924
Murder of Lewis Collins, 1924
Opening of Pocahontas Theater, 1928
Train wreck at Hemphill, 1936
Plane crash near Premier, 1942
1960 Presidential Campaign in McDowell County
Leon P. Miller, 1968
Photographs
Photographs of Schools in McDowell County
Warren Keaton in Red Ash coal seam, McDowell County
Welch First Methodist Church
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