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The Battle of Hurricane Bridge was a Civil War battle fought in Hurricane, West Virginia on March 28, 1863, preceding the Jones-Imboden Raid. [1] After being defeated, the Confederates continued on to Point Pleasant, attacking the town in search of munitions and supplies.
Less than 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Hurricane is a post office named Tornado. A town named Hurricane Bridge was located where West Virginia Route 34 now crosses the creek, near current-day Hurricane. The town can be traced back to an 1811 Virginia map. The town primarily consisted of a large Inn.
The 1985 Election Day floods – also known as the Killer Floods of 1985 in West Virginia [1] – produced the costliest floods in both West Virginia and Virginia in November 1985. The event occurred after Hurricane Juan , a tropical cyclone in the 1985 Atlantic hurricane season , meandered near the coast of Louisiana before striking just west ...
WV 16 north / WV 39 east – Gauley Bridge: West end of WV 16 overlap; western terminus of WV 39: Gauley Bridge: 96.0– 96.1: 154.5– 154.7: Sgt. Scott Angel Memorial Bridge over Gauley River: Chimney Corner: 100.7: 162.1: WV 16 south – Fayetteville: East end of WV 16 overlap: Hico: 111.5– 111.8: 179.4– 179.9: US 19 – Beckley, New ...
Coal miners from West Virginia – whom locals have lovingly dubbed the “West Virginia Boys” – moved a mountain in just three days to reopen a 2.7-mile stretch of Highway 64 between Bat Cave ...
Route 956 Bridge WV 956 MD 956: Rocket Center / Pinto: Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Bridge Western Maryland Scenic Railroad: Ridgeley / Cumberland: Ridgeley Bridge WV 28 Alt. (Bridge Street) Ridgeley / Cumberland C&O Canal Parkway Bridge WV 28 (C&O Canal Parkway)
View north along WV 34 at US 35 in Putnam County WV 34 crosses the Kanawha River over the Ross Booth Memorial Bridge in Winfield, West Virginia. West Virginia Route 34 is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 3 three miles (5 km) east of Hamlin.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia 39°19′27″N 77°43′43″W / 39.32417°N 77.72861°W / 39.32417; -77.72861 ( B & O Railroad Potomac River Jefferson