White at the Ruffner Hotel in Charleston after the latter made a disparaging comment about former Confederate president Jefferson Davis.

As governor, MacCorkle advocated increased funding for state institutions and improved transportation.

Through an advertising program, he actively promoted the state's natural resources to attract industry.

MacCorkle opposed the growing labor movement among coal miners and dispatched the state militia to break a strike.

The Sunrise estate currently houses the law firm of Farmer Cline & Campbell PLLC.

In Charleston, a major arterial road, MacCorkle Avenue, was named for him and carries U.S. Route 60 through the area.