North Carolina Highway Historical Marker #N-4
Pleasant Gardens. Home of Joseph McDowell (1758-1795), soldier and physician. Officer at the Battle of Kings Mountain.
US 70 northwest of, Marion, NC, United States
North Carolina Highway Historical Marker #N-35
Carson House. Served 1843-1845 as the seat of McDowell County government. Home of Col. John Carson and his sons, Jonathan L., Samuel P., William, & Joseph McD. Now a historical museum.
US 70 west of, Marion, NC, United States
North Carolina Highway Historical Marker #N-50
Daniel Kanipe 1853 1926. Survived Battle of Little Bighorn, 1876. A soldier in 7th U.S. cavalry, he witnessed defeat of Geo. A. Custer. Lived here.
NC 226 (Rutherford Road) ., NC, Marion, NC, United States