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Ensign Manufacturing Company, founded as Ensign Car Works in 1872, was a railroad car manufacturing company based in Huntington, West Virginia. In the 1880s and 1890s Ensign's production of wood freight cars made the company one of the three largest sawmill operators in Cabell County . [ 1 ]
Huntington Railroad Museum is a railroad and train museum, located next to the Safety Town in Huntington, West Virginia. Established in 1959, the museum is home to a Chesapeake and Ohio 1308 and has multiple exhibits of other rail vehicles and Collis P. Huntington. [2] [3]
Ona Speedway is known for being the only paved oval race track in West Virginia and hosting NASCAR Cup Series races in 1963, 1964, 1970, & 1971. It is located adjacent to the Ona Airpark ( FAA LID : 12V ), a privately owned airport opened in September 1987, [ 2 ] between the cities of Huntington and Charleston .
St. Cloud Commons, a park including a softball field, a community center, and the first all-inclusive park in West Virginia [3] [4] West Huntington Bridge, a bridge connecting Huntington and Burlington, Ohio. It crosses the Ohio River and carries U.S. Route 52 between Ohio State Route 7 and Interstate 64. [5]
The complex includes an original steam engine with a "Pullman" train car, an outdoor performance area, and a building that used to house one of Huntington's first banks—which was the easternmost bank robbed by the James-Younger Gang. Heritage Station was turned into a shopping center called "Heritage Village" during the 1970s.
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14th Street West Historic District, also known as Central City, [2] is a national historic district located at Huntington, West Virginia. The district encompasses 29 contributing buildings including Heiner's Bakery. Dwellings in the district represent the finest styles in Colonial Revival and Mid-Century Modern architecture. [3]
The modern Huntington Metro Area spans 7 counties across 3 states and is the largest in West Virginia with a population of more than 360,000. The largest employers are Marshall University , Cabell Huntington Hospital , St. Mary's Medical Center , Amazon , DirecTV , and the City of Huntington.