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War is a city in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 690 at the 2020 census. [3] War was incorporated in 1920 by the Circuit Court of McDowell County. Its name is derived from War Creek, [6] whose confluence with Dry Fork is located within the city. War is the only place in the United States with this name.
Topix was an American Internet media company. Topix LLC, the controlling company, had its headquarters in Palo Alto, California. [1] Topix began as a news aggregator [2] which categorizes news stories by topic and geography. In the last few years, Topix changed its focus from aggregation and curation, to content creation.
View west along WV 83 in Bradshaw. West Virginia Route 83 is an east–west state highway located within McDowell County, West Virginia. The western terminus is at the Virginia state line six miles (10 km) west of Jolo, where WV 83 continues west as Virginia State Route 83. The eastern terminus is at West Virginia Route 16 in War.
Big Creek High School was a Grade 9 through 12 public high school located in War, West Virginia. It was operated by the McDowell County Schools and governed by the McDowell County Board of Education. Big Creek High School closed after the 2009–2010 school term and was consolidated with nearby Iaeger High School to form River View High School.
The 3rd West Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It fought in Virginia and West Virginia. On May 23, 1863, it was converted to a mounted infantry by Brigadier General William W. Averell. The regiment was immediately sent to a camp for instruction and supplied.
During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous airfields in West Virginia for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers. Most of these airfields were under the command of First Air Force or the Army Air Forces Training Command (AAFTC) (A predecessor of the current-day United States Air Force ...
Move over, Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword—there's a new NYT word game in town! The New York Times' recent game, "Strands," is becoming more and more popular as another daily activity ...
The 2nd West Virginia Veteran Infantry Regiment was created by the amalgamation of the 1st West Virginia Infantry Regiment (3 Year) and the 5th West Virginia Infantry Regiment on December 10, 1864. It mustered out of service on July 16, 1865.