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  2. Welch is a city in and the county seat of McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. [5] The population was 3,590 at the 2020 census ; [2] the 2021 census estimate put the population at 1,914, due to the Federal Correctional Institution, McDowell leaving city limits.

  3. McDowell County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,111. Its county seat is Welch. McDowell County is the southernmost county in the state. It was created in 1858 by the Virginia General Assembly and named for Virginia Governor James McDowell.

  4. Aug 23, 2022 · A month after the strike began, hostilities began with the arrival of the Baldwin-Felts Agents who provoked the miners. Socialist Party activists began supplying miners with weapons: 6 machine ...

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  5. Oct 25, 2021 · Coalwood, in McDowell County off Route 16, was childhood home of Homer Hickam, NASA engineer and author of the memoir “October Sky.” Welch’s Veterans Park is home to the West Virginia boxcar from the French Gratitude Train, sent by the French as thanks for American assistance during and after World War II.

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  6. I'm so happy you stopped by to learn about the beautiful county seat of McDowell County, WV. We are located at the forks of Tug River and Elkhorn Creek and we have 1,715 proud West Virginians residing in our beautiful town.

  7. Welcome to Welch. Among McDowell County's several historic communities is the city of Welch, serving as the county's seat since 1892. The city holds huge significance to the county including several historical markers such as the National Coal Heritage Trail sites and the Merci Boxcar.

  8. Welch, West Virginia (WV), the county seat of McDowell County, was incorporated in 1894 and named for Isiah A. Welch, a captain in the Confederate Army. Situated on the Tug Fork River at the mouth of Elkhorn Creek, in the southernmost West Virginia coalfields, the city boomed in the early 1900s.

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