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Samuel Simon Gordon, a native of Fraziers Bottom, West Virginia, was an American Negro League first baseman between 1908 and 1913. Kathie Hess Crouse is an American politician and activist serving as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 13th district, which includes part of Putnam County. Her family and she live in Buffalo.
Winfield is a city in and the county seat of Putnam County, West Virginia, United States, located along the Kanawha River. [5] The population was 2,397 at the 2020 census. [2] It is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area.
WQCW (channel 30), branded Tri-State's CW, is a television station licensed to Portsmouth, Ohio, United States, serving as the CW affiliate for the Charleston–Huntington, West Virginia market. It is one of two commercial television stations in the market licensed outside West Virginia (alongside WTSF , channel 61, in Ashland, Kentucky ).
Wayne County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,982. [1] Its county seat is Wayne. [2] The county was founded in 1842 and named for General "Mad" Anthony Wayne. [3] Wayne County is part of the Huntington–Ashland, WV–KY–OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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]
Hurricane (/ ˈ h ɜːr ʌ k ɪ n / HUR-uh-kin) [a] is a city in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 6,977 at the 2020 census. [2] Located roughly equidistant from Charleston and Huntington, it is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area.
The 2010 Upper Falls CDP, which was much larger, had a population of 3,701 and a total area of 17.18 square miles (44.5 km 2), making it the largest CDP in West Virginia by area. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] [ 25 ] The 2020 Tornado CDP is again much smaller, with a population of 1,081 and a total area of 3.67 square miles (9.5 km 2 ).
Wirt County was created from parts of Jackson and Wood counties on January 19, 1848. The county was named after William Wirt (1772–1834). [4]The first European pioneer was William Beauchamp (1743–1808), a veteran of the Continental Navy and a Methodist minister.