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Shinnston Historic District is a national historic district located at the confluence of the West Fork River and Shinn's Run, Shinnston, Harrison County, West Virginia.. The district begins on flat plain near the river and sharply rises to hillside to the southeast.
La Belle Iron Works, also known as La Belle Cut Nail Works, was a historic factory complex and national historic district located at Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. The district included four contributing buildings; three Italianate style brick buildings dated to the founding of the company in 1852, and a tin plate mill built 1894–1897.
Northfork is a town in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States, located on U.S. Route 52 between Welch and Bluefield. The population was 231 at the 2020 census. Northfork was incorporated in 1901, so named because of its location on the north fork of the Elkhorn Creek at its junction with the south fork.
After hearing the report of this exploration, the society members decided to go to West Virginia. The settlers were able to buy their own tracts of land because of its low cost. An area of 100 acres (0.40 km 2 ) was set aside at the center of the community and split into lots, which were sold to skilled tradesmen as an incentive.
Short Creek is an unincorporated community in Brooke County, West Virginia, United States. Approximately 1/2 mile from the Ohio River, Short Creek flows from northern Ohio County into Brooke County. The creek, Short Creek, has two forks, North and South Fork.
Berwind is a town on the Dry Fork in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population is 278. [2] The town is named for Edward Julius Berwind, owner of the Berwind Company, and was originally a company town. It was later incorporated in 1905.
West Milford is located at (39.202490, -80.403719), [7] along the West Fork River in southern Harrison County [ 8 ] According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 0.53 square miles (1.37 km 2 ), all land.
Spanishburg is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Spanishburg is located on U.S. Route 19, 9 miles (14 km) north of Princeton. Spanishburg has a post office with ZIP code 25922. Spanishburg has a population of around 200. [2] The community was named after Spanish Brown, a family member of a pioneer ...