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John Pat Fanning (August 14, 1934 – January 7, 2024) was an American politician who was a Democratic member of the West Virginia Senate, representing the 6th District from 1996. He earlier served from his appointment in June 1968 through 1980, and from 1984 through 1988 and 1996–2012.
Holden is a census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States.The population was 876 at the 2010 census, [2] down from 1,105 in 2000. The CDP contains the unincorporated communities of Holden, Beebe, Frogtown, Sycamore, Diamond, and Davis, all in the valley of Copperas Mine Fork.
Brooke County is a county in the Northern Panhandle of the U.S. state of West Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,559. [1] Its county seat is Wellsburg. [2] The county was created in 1797 from part of Ohio County [3] and named in honor of Robert Brooke, Governor of Virginia from 1794 to 1796. [4]
In 1871, an Act of the West Virginia Legislature severed a small portion to form part of Summers County. [6] In 1863, West Virginia's counties were divided into civil townships, with the intention of encouraging local government. Fayette County was originally divided into four townships: Falls, Fayetteville, Mountain Cove, and Sewell Mountain.
Ellenboro is a town in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States.The population was 222 at the 2020 census. [2] The town is located at the junction of U.S. Route 50 and West Virginia Route 16; the North Bend Rail Trail also passes through the town. [5]
Wood County was strongly Unionist during the Virginia Secession Convention [19] and has been one of the most Republican counties in West Virginia for most of the century and a half since. The only Democrats to win Wood County have been Samuel J. Tilden in 1876, Woodrow Wilson in 1912 and 1916, Franklin D. Roosevelt between 1932 and 1940, Harry ...
West Virginia: County: Lincoln: Elevation. 784 ft (239 m) Time zone: UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer : UTC-4 (EDT) GNIS feature ID: 1549935 [1] Snowden is an ...
In 1863, West Virginia's counties were divided into civil townships, with the intention of encouraging local government. This proved impractical in the heavily rural state, and in 1872 the townships were converted into magisterial districts . [ 6 ]