Maybeury

History

In 1890, it was the largest town in McDowell County, with a population of 875. This was due to the coal mining start-ups in the town. Maybeury was the fifth largest town/city south of the state capital, Charleston, and listed as the 31st largest town/city in the state. John F. Kennedy stopped in Maybeury at the Esso station during his presidential primary campaign in 1960. During a speech in Canton, Ohio on September 27, 1960, he stated: "McDowell County mines more coal than it ever has in its history, probably more coal than any county in the United States and yet there are more people getting surplus food packages in McDowell County than any county in the United States. The reason is that machines are doing the jobs of men, and we have not been able to find jobs for those men." The now demolished Pocahontas Fuel Company Store was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  1,181
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  875
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  841
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  835
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  781
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  755
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  725
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  691

Most recent

• M 2.57 — 2023-07-08
  Virginia-North Carolina border region
• M 2.71 — 2023-07-06
  5 km S of Hillsville, Virginia
• M 2.55 — 2023-06-17
  2 km N of Pembroke, Virginia
• M 2.59 — 2022-10-25
  Virginia-North Carolina border region
• M 2.76 — 2021-07-15
  10 km S of Narrows, Virginia
• M 2.58 — 2021-02-12
  9 km NNW of Richlands, Virginia