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The 1976 Mason County jail bombing was a suicide bombing that took place at the Mason County Courthouse in Point Pleasant, West Virginia on March 2, 1976. Five people, including two perpetrators and three law enforcement officers, were killed in the attack, and a further 11 people were injured. The bombing was perpetrated by 19-year-old Bruce ...
Hannan District is located along the Ohio River in the southern part of Mason County. To the northeast, it is bounded by Clendenin District; to the east, by Buffalo-Union District in Putnam County, formerly Buffalo and Teays Valley Districts; to the southwest, by District 5 in Cabell County, formerly Grant and Union Districts; and to the northwest by the Ohio River; across the river is Ohio ...
masoncountywv.gov. Mason County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,453. [1] Its county seat and largest city is Point Pleasant. [2] The county was founded in 1804 and named for George Mason, [3] delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention. Before the Civil War, the county was in the ...
John Hall (West Virginia politician) John Hall (April 1805 – April 11, 1881), born in Ireland, became a farmer, local sheriff and politician, and possibly the wealthiest man in Mason County (which became part of the state of West Virginia in part through his efforts). However, in October 1862 he killed another West Virginia founder, local ...
Lakin Correctional Center (LCC) is a women's prison in the community of Lakin in unincorporated Mason County, West Virginia. [1]It is on a portion of former Lakin State Hospital property, [2] on West Virginia Route 62, in proximity to West Columbia, 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Point Pleasant, [3] and 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the Army National Guard armory. [4]
GNIS feature ID. 1928195 [2] Clendenin Magisterial District is one of ten magisterial districts in Mason County, West Virginia, United States. The district was originally established as a civil township in 1863, and converted into a magisterial district in 1872. [4] In 2020, Clendenin District was home to 3,435 people.
Cologne District, Mason County, West Virginia. Cologne Magisterial District is one of ten magisterial districts in Mason County, West Virginia, United States. The district was originally established as a civil township in 1863, and converted into a magisterial district in 1872. [4] In 2020, Cologne District was home to 1,413 people.
There are 12 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted September 5, 2024.[2] Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Contents: Counties in West Virginia. Barbour - Berkeley - Boone - Braxton - Brooke - Cabell - Calhoun - Clay ...