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Peterstown is a town in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 456 at the 2020 census. [2] The town was named after Christian Peters, a pioneer settler. [5] The town is the site of the 1928 discovery of the 34.48 carat (6.896 g) Jones Diamond by Grover C. Jones and his son, William "Punch" Jones.
The Jones Diamond, also known as the Punch Jones Diamond, The Grover Jones Diamond, or The Horseshoe Diamond, was a 34.48 carat (6.896 g) alluvial diamond found in Peterstown, West Virginia by members of the Jones family. It remains the largest alluvial diamond ever discovered in North America.
Monroe County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,376. [2] Its county seat is Union. [3] Monroe County was the home of Andrew Summers Rowan of Spanish–American War fame, who is immortalized in Elbert Hubbard's classic A Message to Garcia.
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West Virginia Route 12 (WV 12) is a north–south route located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of West Virginia.The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 219 in Peterstown, Monroe County, less than 300 yards (270 m) from the Virginia state line.
James Monroe High School is the only public high school in Monroe County, West Virginia. It has 461 students by the methods of the WVSSAC. The building is also home to the Monroe County Vocational Technical Center. The school is located in Lindside, West Virginia. It was formed in 1994 by consolidation of the former Peterstown and Union high ...
Lindside is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. Lindside is located on U.S. Route 219, northeast of Peterstown. Lindside has a post office with ZIP code 24951. [2] The name Lindside was derived from linden, a type of tree, according to local history. [3]
US 219 enters West Virginia in Peterstown at the split of US 219 and WV 12. US 219 then heads northeast into Union . US 219 continues through Greenbrier County running through the towns of Ronceverte , Lewisburg , where it intersects US 60 , and Falling Spring .