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Hardy County, West Virginia
Hardy County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 14,299. Its county seat is Moorefield, West Virginia, Moorefield. The county was created from Hampshire County, West Virginia, Hampshire County in 1786 and named for Samuel Hardy, a distinguished Virginian. History The first European known to visit this area was John Van Meter in 1725. The earliest permanent European settlements were established in the 1730s. Hardy County was formed in 1786 from Hampshire County, West Virginia, Hampshire County in Virginia. It was one of fifty counties admitted to the Union as the state of West Virginia in 1863. That year, the newly independent state's counties were divided into civil townships, with the intention of encouraging local government. This proved impractical in the heavily rural state, and in 1872 the townships were converted into minor civil division, magisterial districts. Hard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Hardy
Samuel Hardy (June 10, 1758 – October 17, 1785) was an American lawyer, planter and politician, who served as a delegate to the Congress of the Confederation, Continental Congress and in the Virginia House of Delegates representing Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Isle of Wight County, as well as briefly on Virginia's Executive Council and as Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. Early and family life Born in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, to planter Richard Hardy (who served two terms in the House of Burgesses) and his wife, Samuel received a private education suitable to his class, including studies at Virginia's College of William and Mary to the extent it was open during the American Revolutionary War 1776-1781 time period and he was not serving in the legislature. His grandfather, George Hardy (or Harddie) had emigrated from England, established the family's plantations and represented Isle of Wight county several times in the decade beginning in 1642. Samuel married and was sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petersburg, West Virginia
Petersburg is a city in Grant County, West Virginia, Grant County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,251 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Grant County, West Virginia, Grant County. History Petersburg was founded circa 1745 by Jacob Peterson, who owned the area's first merchandising store. In the 1830 United States census, the population center of the United States was recorded as being about 9 miles southwest of the town. The settlement was incorporation (municipal government), incorporated in 1910. Registered Historic Places * The Manor (West Virginia), The Manor (''ca.'' 1830) * Hermitage Motor Inn (''ca.'' 1840) * Grant County Courthouse (West Virginia), Grant County Courthouse (1878–79) * Rohrbaugh Cabin (''ca.'' 1880) Located near Petersburg (but in Pendleton County, West Virginia, Pendleton County) is the Old Judy Church (1836), listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1976. Geography According to the United States Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Virginia Route 59
West Virginia Route 59 was a state highway in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It ran from West Virginia Route 259 at Lost City east to the Virginia state line, where it became secondary State Route 691. About one-third of the route is unpaved. While officially designated and shown on West Virginia Division of Highways The West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) is the state agency responsible for transportation in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The Department of Transportation serves an umbrella organization for four subsidiary agencies which ar ... maps as a state route, the road was signed in the field as a county route since at least the 1990s. The route was formally decommissioned on March 16, 2018, when a Highways Commissioner's Order was signed redesignating the road as Hardy County Route 59. Major intersections References 059 Transportation in Hardy County, West Virginia {{WestVirginia-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Virginia Route 55
West Virginia Route 55 is an east–west state highway in West Virginia. The western terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 19 in Muddlety. The eastern terminus is at the Virginia state line six miles (10 km) east of Wardensville, where WV 55 continues as Virginia State Route 55 State Route 55 (SR 55) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known for most of its length as John Marshall Highway, the state highway runs from the West Virginia state line, where the highway continues as West Virginia Rou .... From Moorefield to the Virginia state line, WV 55 is concurrent with U.S. Route 48. This portion includes the Clifford Hollow Bridge. Major intersections References 055 Transportation in Nicholas County, West Virginia Transportation in Greenbrier County, West Virginia Transportation in Pocahontas County, West Virginia Transportation in Randolph County, West Virginia Transportation in Pendleton County, West Vir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Virginia Route 29
West Virginia Route 29 is a north–south state highway located in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 55 and West Virginia Route 259 (Corridor H) in Baker, Hardy County. The northern terminus is at West Virginia Route 9 three miles (5 km) south of Paw Paw in Hampshire County. Route description From Rio to Hanging Rock, WV 29 is named Delray Road for the community of Delray. This stretch was formerly known as North River Road (County Route 11) for the river it parallels. From Hanging Rock to the Augusta WV 29 wye fork, WV 29 runs concurrent with U.S. Route 50 and is referred to as the Northwestern Turnpike. From the Augusta WV 29 wye fork to the Forks of Cacapon West Virginia Route 127 wye fork, WV 29 is named the Bloomery Pike for Bloomery A bloomery is a type of metallurgical furnace once used widely for smelting iron from its iron oxides, oxides. The bloomery was the earliest form o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Virginia Route 28
West Virginia Route 28 is a north–south route through the Potomac Highlands of the U.S. state of West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 39 in Huntersville, West Virginia, Huntersville. The northern terminus is at the Maryland state line in Wiley Ford, West Virginia, Wiley Ford, where the route continues into Cumberland, Maryland, Cumberland as Canal Parkway upon crossing the North Branch Potomac River. Attractions *National Radio Astronomy Observatory *Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area *Fort Ashby *Greater Cumberland Regional Airport *Mineral County Fair *North Fork Mountain Historic sites *Old Pine Church, Purgitsville *Sloan–Parker House, Junction *The Burg, Mechanicsburg *Indian Mound Cemetery, Romney *Davis History House, Romney *Literary Hall, Romney *Washington Place (West Virginia), Washington Place, Romney *Wappocomo (Romney, West Virginia), Wappocomo farm & Train Station, Romney *Fort Forman site, Vance *The Rocks, West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US 220
U.S. Route 220 (US 220) is a spur route of US 20. It runs in a north–south layout in the eastern United States, unlike its parent route as well as conventionally even-numbered highways, which run east-west. US 220 extends for from an intersection with US 1 in Rockingham, North Carolina, to its interchange with the Southern Tier Expressway ( Interstate 86 and New York State Route 17) in South Waverly, Pennsylvania. Some sections of the route are part of the Appalachian Development Highway System's Corridor O as well as I-73 in North Carolina. US 220 is designated as a spur route of US 20 but the route does not intersect US 20 or connect to other spurs of US 20. US 220 was assigned in 1926 as part of the establishment of the U.S. Highway System. At the time, it extended from Cumberland, Maryland, to the New York–Pennsylvania border at Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania. One year later, US 220 was realigned north of Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US 48
U.S. Route 48 (US 48), also known as the incomplete Corridor H of the Appalachian Development Highway System, extends from Interstate 79 (I-79) in Weston, West Virginia, eastward across the crest of the Allegheny Mountains to I-81 in Strasburg, Virginia. It is planned to extend from northwestern Virginia to central West Virginia. The route is planned as a four-lane divided highway and has been constructed in segments, most of which are open. The westernmost portion from Weston to Lorentz was constructed in the 1970s; the extension east to Elkins was constructed in the early 1990s, and the segment between Davis and Wardensville was constructed in segments which opened during 2002–2016. As of 2020, two segments are not yet upgraded and remain having the U.S. 48 designation: Kerens–Davis and Wardensville–Strasburg. West Virginia's segment of Corridor H crosses very mountainous terrain, some of the most rugged in the eastern United States, and crosses two major r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
