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02 May

The Tug Fork River crested at a record 22.1 feet, killing four

McDowell County, the southernmost county in West Virginia, was created on February 28, 1858, from part of Tazewell County, Virginia. The new county was named after James McDowell, a governor of Virginia (1843-45). It consists of 535 square miles o...

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