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Some unofficial nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency. Bluefield – Nature's Air Conditioned City [3] Charleston – Chemicalville [4] Fairmont – The Gymnastics Capital of West Virginia [4] Petersburg – Home of the Golden Trout [5]
A desire for a West End address drove rapid real estate development of the area, changing the area from rural tobacco fields in 1880 to being almost fully developed land by the 1920s. As development accelerated, the University of Richmond (then located on Lombardy Street) was moved west to a more rural location (its present Westhampton location).
City nicknames can establish a civic identity, help outsiders recognize a community, attract people to a community because of its nickname, promote civic pride, and build community unity. [1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth" [ 2 ] are also believed to have economic value. [ 1 ]
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Richwood is a city in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States.In 2020, the census showed Richwood with a population of 1,661. [2] During the 19th and early 20th century Richwood was a booming coal and lumber town.
Oceana is located at (37.692976, -81.634386 The confluence of the Clear Fork and the Laurel Fork is in the town. [7]According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.33 square miles (3.44 km 2), of which 1.29 square miles (3.34 km 2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km 2) is water.
Madison is located at (38.061816, -81.818216 The Little Coal River is formed at Madison by the confluence of its Spruce Fork and its Pond Fork.. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.07 square miles (18.31 km 2), of which 7.01 square miles (18.16 km 2) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km 2) is water.
Clarksburg is a city in and the county seat of Harrison County, West Virginia, United States, in the north-central region of the state. The population of the city was 16,039 at the 2020 census, making it the tenth-most populous city in West Virginia. [3]