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Glen Jean is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States, near Oak Hill.As of the 2010 census, its population is 210. [2]The area had been known as White Oaks, but when the town was founded in the early 1870s the community was named for Jean McKell, the wife of landowner Thomas G. McKell.
Thurmond is a town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States, on the New River.The population was five at the 2020 census. During the heyday of coal mining in the New River Gorge, Thurmond was a prosperous town with a number of businesses and facilities for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
Location of Mount Hope in Fayette County, West Virginia. Coordinates: 37°53′33″N 81°10′4″W / 37.89250°N 81.16778°W / 37.89250; -81 Country
Kincaid is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 260. [2] Kincaid is located on West Virginia Route 61,8 miles (13 km) northwest of Oak Hill. Kincaid has a post office with ZIP code 25119. [4] The community was established in 1878. [3]
Camp Dawson was established on May 7, 1909, when the West Virginia Legislature authorized the purchase of 196.5 acres (0.795 km 2) of land on Dunkard Bottom along the Cheat River. The camp was named in honor of William M. O. Dawson , a native of Preston County, who had just left office as Governor of West Virginia in 1908.
Headquartered in Bluefield, West Virginia, the 150th Cavalry is the sole armored and cavalry unit of the West Virginia National Guard. The 150th is part of the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team , which is in turn part of the 29th Infantry Division ; both formations include Army National Guard forces from multiple states.
The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve is in southern West Virginia bordering the New River Gorge National River. Approximately 11,400 acres (46 km 2) of the property are in Fayette County. The remaining roughly 2,600 acres (11 km 2) are in Raleigh County. The property borders the communities of Glen Jean, McCreery, Thurmond, and ...
West Virginia Route 2 is a state highway in the US state of West Virginia.It generally parallels the Ohio River along the western border of the state, from U.S. Route 60 in Huntington (just west of the East End Bridge) northeasterly to U.S. Route 30 in Chester (just south of the Jennings Randolph Memorial Bridge).