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William Wallace "Wally" Barron, former West Virginia governor, who was later indicted for bribery and jury tampering. Henry Gassaway Davis, US senator from West Virginia in 1871–83 and 1904 Democratic candidate for Vice President; Stephen Benton Elkins, U.S. senator from West Virginia in 1895–1911, Secretary of War and namesake of the town
The U.S. state of West Virginia has 55 counties. Fifty of them existed at the time of the Wheeling Convention in 1861, during the American Civil War, when those counties seceded from the Commonwealth of Virginia to form the new state of West Virginia. [1] West Virginia was admitted as a separate state of the United States on June 20, 1863. [2]
Fayetteville is a town in and the county seat of Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. [5] The population was 2,887 at the 2020 census. [2]Fayetteville lies adjacent to the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve and is directly south of the New River Gorge Bridge.
The West Virginia State Folk Festival is held each June. Glenville State University has a community activity center, a state-of-the-art library, and a complete collection of hand-carved, West Virginia–native birds on public display. The Gilmer County Recreation Center Complex includes a small golf course, a convention / reunion hall, and bunk ...
Calhoun County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,229, [1] making it the third-least populous county in West Virginia. Its county seat is Grantsville. [2] The county was founded in 1856 and named for South Carolina politician John C. Calhoun.
Marion County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 56,205. [1] Its county seat is Fairmont. [2] The county was named in honor of General Francis Marion (ca. 1732–1795), known to history as "The Swamp Fox".
A coal miners house and family, 1946. McDowell County is a county in the State of West Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,111. [2] Its county seat is Welch. [3]
Gassaway is a town in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States.The population was 769 at the 2020 census. [2] Gassaway was incorporated in 1905 and named for Henry Gassaway Davis, the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1904. [5]