Record #:

17288

Author(s):

Fetner, Kay

Abstract:

Old Fort, in western McDowell County was the site of Davidson's Fort, built in 1776 as a defense against the Cherokee and as colonial American's westernmost outpost at the time. It became a major train depot in the late 1880s and has been reopened as a Railroad Museum and visitors center.

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 44 Issue 7, July 2012, p27, f

Subject(s):

Forts--McDowell County; Old Fort Depot; Railroads--Depots