McDowell High School
McDowell High School is a public high school located in the Western North Carolina town of Marion. The school has approximately 1,700–1,800 students. It is the only high school in McDowell County.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carson House and Shiflet Field.
Carson House
Museum
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The Carson House is a historic house and museum located in Marion, North Carolina. It was the home of Col. John Hazzard Carson, and served as the McDowell County courthouse when the county was first organized in 1842. Carson House is situated 1¼ miles west of McDowell High School.
Shiflet Field
Aerodrome
Shiflet Field is a public use airport located three nautical miles north of the central business district of Marion, a city in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States. It is owned by the Marion Airport Commission. Shiflet Field is situated 2 miles northeast of McDowell High School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marion and Providence.
Marion
Town
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Marion is a city in and the county seat of McDowell County, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1844, the city was named in honor of Brigadier General Francis Marion, the American Revolutionary War Hero whose talent in guerrilla warfare earned him the name "Swamp Fox". Marion is situated 2 miles southeast of McDowell High School.
Providence
Hamlet
Providence is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States. Providence is 4 miles southwest of Marion. Providence is situated 4 miles south of McDowell High School.
McDowell High School
- Type: School
- Description: high school in North Carolina, United States
- Categories: high school and education
- Location: Marion Township, McDowell, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.69666° or 35° 41′ 48″ northLongitude
-82.03664° or 82° 2′ 12″ westElevation
1,394 feet (425 metres)Open location code
867VMXW7+M8OpenStreetMap ID
node 357810200OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=school
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“McDowell High School” goes by many names.
- French: “McDowell High School”
- Japanese: “マクドウェル高等学校 (ノースカロライナ州マリオン)”
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