Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Eldora Marie Nuzum (née Bolyard; 1926–2004) was an American newspaper editor and journalist who interviewed several United States presidents. She was born in Grafton, West Virginia to Roy Everett Bolyard (1901–1983) and Georgia Ellen (Deavers) Bolyard (1909–1994).
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Donate
Newburg is a town in western Preston County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 275 at the 2020 census. [3] It is part of the Morgantown metropolitan area. The town was so named on account of it being the newest town on the railroad, according to local history. [5]
Stonewall Jackson, C.S. Army general born in Clarksburg and died before the region was formed into West Virginia; Albert G. Jenkins, general and politician; Jonah Edward Kelley, U.S. Army soldier; Medal of Honor recipient; Edwin Gray Lee, C.S. Army general born in Shepherdstown before it became part of the newly formed West Virginia
Independence is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States, adjacent to the town of Newburg. Independence was home to a public primary school. During the 1950s and 1960s the community hosted the popular “Watermelon Days,” which provided amusement and entertainment for much of Preston and Taylor counties.
Howesville is an unincorporated community and coal town in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. It sits at an altitude of 2,218 feet (676 m). [1] The community once possessed a post office, which has since been closed. [2] Howesville was named for James D. Howe, who opened a store there in the 1860s. [3]
Robert W. Bolyard (December 4, 1920 – May 21, 2009) was an American professional basketball player. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He played for the Anderson Duffey Packers and Sheboygan Red Skins in the National Basketball League and averaged 4.3 points per game.
The Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial/Senator Thomas "Mac" Middleton Bridge, also known as the Potomac River Bridge, is a 1.7-mile (2.7 km), four-lane continuous truss bridge that spans the Potomac River between Newburg in Charles County, Maryland and Dahlgren in King George County, Virginia, United States. [3]