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Sportspeople from Weirton, West Virginia (11 P) Pages in category "People from Weirton, West Virginia" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
Weirton (/ ˈ w ɪər t ən / WEER-tən) is a city in Hancock and Brooke counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia.Located along the Ohio River in the state's Northern Panhandle, the city's population was 19,163 as of the 2020 census, making it the seventh most populous city in the state.
Ernest Tener Weir (August 1, 1875 — June 26, 1957) was an American steel manufacturer best known for having founded both Weirton Steel (which became National Steel Corporation) and the town of Weirton, West Virginia.
Arch Alfred Moore Jr. (April 16, 1923 – January 7, 2015) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from West Virginia.He began his political career as a state legislator in 1952.
Sometimes the prewritten obituary's subject outlives its author. One example is The New York Times' obituary of Taylor, written by the newspaper's theater critic Mel Gussow, who died in 2005. [7] The 2023 obituary of Henry Kissinger featured reporting by Michael T. Kaufman, who died almost 14 years earlier in 2010. [8]
Johnston-Truax House is a historic home located at Weirton, Hancock County, West Virginia. The original log section was built in 1785, and expanded about 1850 and in 1886. It is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story building with a one-story wing. It has log walls covered with clapboard and in turn with siding. It features a full porch with a shed roof. [2]
Weirton Steel Corporation was an integrated steel mill founded in 1909 by Ernest T. Weir. In 1905, Weir and his partner, James Phillips, bought a tin mill in Clarksburg, West Virginia . In 1909, they relocated to Hollidays Cove , West Virginia , and expanded the operation.
Weirton Madonna High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Weirton, West Virginia. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston.