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The U.S. state of West Virginia has 55 counties. Fifty of them existed at the time of the Wheeling Convention in 1861, during the American Civil War, when those counties seceded from the Commonwealth of Virginia to form the new state of West Virginia. [1] West Virginia was admitted as a separate state of the United States on June 20, 1863. [2]
In 1914, Nicholas County High School was established, then located downtown in the "Old Main". More buildings were built on the campus to house the growing student body until a new building north of town was finished in 1978. Construction on Summersville Dam began in 1960 and was finished and dedicated by President Lyndon Baines Johnson in 1966 ...
The Fayette County Public Library houses microfilm records of census records from 1840 to 1930, newspapers from 1906-present, WV county death, marriage, and birth records, Fayette County yearbooks, local magazines, family collections, the West Virginia Collection, and other miscellaneous collections about West Virginia.
One of several markers designating the border between Nicholas and Greenbrier counties along Greenbrier Road near Richwood. Older stone survey markers are located a few feet behind the modern highway sign. Nicholas County is a county located in the central region of U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,604. [1]
Summers County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,959. [1] Its county seat is Hinton. [2] The county was created by an act of the West Virginia Legislature on February 27, 1871, from parts of Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer and Monroe counties and named in honor of George W. Summers (1804–1868).
Randolph County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,932. [5] Its county seat is Elkins. [6] The county was founded in 1787 and is named for Edmund Jennings Randolph. [7] Randolph County comprises the Elkins, West Virginia, Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Ritchie County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,444. [1] Its county seat is Harrisville. [2] The county was created in 1843 by the Virginia General Assembly and named for Richmond newspaper publisher Thomas Ritchie. [3]
Canvas is an unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. Canvas is located on West Virginia Route 39, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Summersville. Canvas has a post office with ZIP code 26662. [2] Canvas was originally named Earl but the residents of the area were not fond of the name.