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2. Pleasants County, West Virginia - Wikipedia

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   Pleasants County was formed by the Virginia General Assembly from portions of adjacent Wood, Ritchie and Tyler counties on March 29, 1851. The county's namesake is James Pleasants, Jr., an esteemed former US Senator and Virginia Governor. [3][4] On June 20, 1863, at the height of the Civil War, Pleasants County was one of fifty Virginia ...

3. Willow Island disaster - Wikipedia

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   Willow Island disaster. The Willow Island disaster was the collapse of a cooling tower under construction at the Pleasants Power Station at Willow Island, West Virginia, on April 27, 1978. Fifty-one construction workers were killed. It is thought to be the deadliest construction accident in U.S. history. [1][2][3]

4. Pleasants County Courthouse - Wikipedia

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   The Pleasants County Courthouse was built in 1924 in St. Marys, West Virginia. The Neo-Classical Revival style building replaced the original courthouse, which was badly damaged by lightning in 1923. The new courthouse was designed by architects Holmboe & Pogue of Clarksburg and built by Putnam & Foreman of Marietta, Ohio for $99,963.

5. Willow Island, West Virginia - Wikipedia

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   1555993 [1] Willow Island is an unincorporated community in Pleasants County, West Virginia, United States. Willow Island is located on the Ohio River at the junction of West Virginia Route 2 and County Highway 10, 3 miles (4.8 km) west-southwest of Belmont. [2] Willow Island had a post office, which opened on October 17, 1946, and closed on ...

6. Category : People from Pleasants County, West Virginia

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   People from St. Marys, West Virginia‎ (7 P) Pages in category "People from Pleasants County, West Virginia" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.

7. List of people executed in West Virginia - Wikipedia

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   The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of West Virginia from 1861 to 1959. Capital punishment was abolished in West Virginia in 1965. [ 1 ] From 1861 to 1959, 112 people have been executed in West Virginia, [ 2 ] 102 by hanging , 9 by electrocution and 1 by hanging in chains .