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  2. List of city nicknames in West Virginia - Wikipedia

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    City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting 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]

  3. List of city nicknames in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  4. Sally Bell's Kitchen - Wikipedia

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    Sally Bell's Kitchen is a restaurant in Richmond, Virginia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It has been recognized as one of " America's Classics " by the James Beard Foundation . [ 4 ]

  5. Here's how every state got its nickname - AOL

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    Each of the 50 states has a famous nickname. Some are straightforward, like Delaware's nickname, the "First State." Others require a bit more of an explanation, such as how Wisconsin became the ...

  6. Charles Town, West Virginia - Wikipedia

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    The Happy Retreat estate was owned and developed by Charles Washington "Charlestown" was established by an act of the Virginia General Assembly in January 1787. [6] However, for about two decades, confusion arose because the same name was also used for a town established in Ohio County at the mouth of Buffalo Creek, and authorized in the 1791 term of that local court.

  7. Vienna, West Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Vienna (/ v i ˈ ɛ n ə /) is a city in Wood County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Ohio River. The population was 10,676 at the 2020 census. [3] It is the second-largest city in the Parkersburg–Vienna metropolitan area.

  8. Richwood, West Virginia - Wikipedia

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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.

  9. Weirton, West Virginia - Wikipedia

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    The Veterans Memorial Bridge connects Weirton to Steubenville, Ohio across the Ohio River and is the border crossing between the states of West Virginia and Ohio on U.S. Route 22 The city of Weirton is located at 40°25′08″N 80°35′22″W  /  40.41889°N 80.58944°W  / 40.41889; -80.58944 (40.4189, −80.5894