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After attaining independence from Virginia in 1863, West Virginia's counties were divided into civil townships, with the goal of placing authority in the hands of local governments. However, township government proved impractical across the heavily rural state, with citizens unable to meet on a regular basis, and inadequate tax revenue to meet ...
Gardner is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States.Gardner is located along Interstate 77, 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Princeton.The Gardner Area was home of the Bluestone Land and Lumber Company, the Mercer County Poor Farm, and the Forestry Sciences Laboratory. [2]
Roughly bounded by the Kanawha River, Bradford, Quarrier, and Greenbrier Sts.; also roughly bounded by Dixie, Greenbrier, and Lee Sts., and East and Shelton Alleys 38°20′16″N 81°36′53″W / 38.337778°N 81.614722°W / 38.337778; -81.614722 ( East End Historic
John Mark Slack Jr. (March 18, 1915 – March 17, 1980) was an American politician from West Virginia.He was a member of the Democratic Party.. Slack was born in Charleston, where he attended the public schools.
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]
Nov. 4—BRUCETON MILLS — The body of a Morgantown woman missing since Oct. 3 was found in Preston County Saturday afternoon. Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer announced the discovery in a ...
A 44-year-old has been arrested in connection with the 2008 murder of a North Texas man, police said. Jerry Lee Gardner was arrested in Lufkin in East Texas on Oct. 4, Grand Prairie police said in ...
Calhoun County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,229, [1] making it the third-least populous county in West Virginia. Its county seat is Grantsville. [2] The county was founded in 1856 and named for South Carolina politician John C. Calhoun.