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West Virginia
History
Metro Valley
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Boone
County was formed in 1847 from parts of Kanawha, Cabell and Logan Counties and
named for Daniel Boone, noted hunter and explorer, whose home was in
West Virginia's Kanawha
Valley from 1789 to 1795. Cities
and Towns in Boone County
Misc. Boone County
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Cabell
County was created in 1809 from Kanawha County, and named in honor of William H. Cabell,
Governor of Virginia from 1805 to 1808. County seat moved from Barboursville to
Huntington, West Virginia (WV) in 1887. Cities
and Towns in Cabell County
Misc. Cabell County
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Kanawha
County was formed from parts of Greenbrier and Montgomery Counties (Virginia) in
1788. Named for the Great Kanawha
River, which received its name from the Indian
Tribe which once dwelt in the territory now embraced within the county. Cities
and Towns in Kanawha County
- Burning Springs, WV
- Cedar Grove, WV
- Charleston, WV
- Clendenin, WV
- Dunbar, WV
- East Bank, WV
- Glasgow, WV
- Marmet, WV
- Nitro, WV
- Pratt, WV
- St. Albans, WV
- South Charleston, WV
Misc. Kanawha County
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Logan
County was formed in 1824 from parts of Giles, Tazewell, Cabell and Kanawha
Counties (Virginia), and named for Chief
Logan, famous Indian chief of the Mingo tribe. Cities
and Towns in Logan County
Misc. Logan County
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Mingo
County is the youngest country in the state,
being formed from Logan County in 1895. The county is named
for the Mingo Indian tribe. Cities
and Towns in Mingo County
Misc. Mingo County
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Putnam County Putnam
County was created in 1848 from parts of Kanawha, Mason and Cabell Counties, and named
in honor of General Israel Putnam, New England soldier and patriot. At Scary Creek,
on July 17, 1861 was fought the first engagement of any note of the Civil War in the
Kanawha Valley. Cities
and Towns in Putnam County
Misc. Putnam County
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Wayne County Wayne
County was formed from Cabell County in 1842, and named in honor of General Anthony
Wayne, of Revolutionary War fame. Cities
and Towns in Wayne County
Misc. Wayne County
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