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The area that became Doddridge County, Virginia – now West Virginia – was first settled in the late 1780s by James Caldwell, who owned 20,000 acres (81 km 2) of land that included present West Union. Caldwell sold this land to Nathan Davis, Jr (1772-1866) and his brothers Joseph and William around 1807. They in turn sold 16,000 acres (65 km ...
The United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia (in case citations, N.D. W. Va.) is a federal court in the Fourth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit). The District was established on June 22, 1901.
UTC−4 (EDT) Congressional district. 1st. Website. www.tylercountywv.com. Tyler County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,313. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Middlebourne. [ 2 ] The county was founded in 1814 and is named after John Tyler, Sr., father of President John Tyler.
The Maxwell family was a prominent jurist and political family in the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia. Pages in category "Maxwell family of West Virginia" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Views in and Around Martinsburg, Virginia by A. R. Waud (Harper's Weekly, December 3, 1864). The U.S. state of West Virginia was formed out of western Virginia and added to the Union as a direct result of the American Civil War (see History of West Virginia), in which it became the only modern state to have declared its independence from the Confederacy.
July 9, 1993. Middlebourne Historic District is a national historic district located at Middlebourne, Tyler County, West Virginia. It encompasses 88 contributing buildings that include the civic, commercial, and residential core of Middlebourne. Most of the buildings in the district date from the late-19th and early-20th century in popular ...
The governor of West Virginia is the head of government of West Virginia [2] and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [3] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, [2] and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the West Virginia Legislature, [4] to convene the legislature at any time, [5] and, except when prosecution has been carried out by the House of ...
Barbour County is a county in north central West Virginia, United States.At the 2020 census, the population was 15,465. [5] The county seat is Philippi, [6] which was chartered in 1844.