County History: McDowellRegion: Western Quick Facts County seat: Marion, NCPopulation: ~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
