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County History:
McDowell
Region:
Western
Quick Facts
County seat: Marion, NC
Population: ~45,756 (2019 estimate)
McDowell county website
People and Biographies
Notable individuals from nursing history.
Annie Reel Cogburn
( ): Mental health nurse in McDowell County. (
Biographical information available through UNC Asheville Special Collections
.)
Fay Evelyn (Featherstone) Rowe
(1920-2012): World War II nurse, trained in the Army Nurse Corps. She became the chief obstetrical nurse at Marion General Hospital. (
Memorial availabe online
.)
Compiled by:
Phoebe Pollitt
