Madison is a city and former coal town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,911 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Boone County. History. Madison was first established as Boone Court House. The town was renamed circa 1865 ...

Vulcan is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States.Vulcan is located along the Tug Fork across from the state of Kentucky.The community was named after Vulcan, the god of fire in Roman mythology. Vulcan received international attention when they requested aid from the Soviet Union to replace a collapsed bridge, the only legal entrance and …

The flag of West Virginia is the official flag of the U.S. State of West Virginia and was officially adopted by the West Virginia Legislature on March 7, 1929. The present flag consists of a pure white field bordered by a blue stripe with the coat of arms of West Virginia in the center, wreathed by Rhododendron maximum and topped by an unfurled red ribbon reading, "State of West …

The governor of West Virginia is the head of government of West Virginia and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the West Virginia Legislature, to convene the legislature at any time, and, except when prosecution has been carried out by the House of Delegates, to …

The West Virginia Senate is the upper house of the West Virginia Legislature.There are seventeen senatorial districts. Each district has two senators who serve staggered four-year terms. Although the Democratic Party held a supermajority in the Senate as recently as 2015, Republicans now dominate in the chamber, and will hold 30 seats to the Democrats' four …

Pendleton County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,143, making it the second-least populous county in West Virginia. Its county seat is Franklin. The county was created by the Virginia General Assembly in 1788 from parts of Augusta, Hardy, and Rockingham Counties and was named for Edmund Pendleton …

Monroe County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,376. Its county seat is Union.. Monroe County was the home of Andrew Summers Rowan of Spanish–American War fame, who is immortalized in Elbert Hubbard's classic A Message to Garcia.The county was also the site of the 1928 discovery of the 34.48 carat …

History. Camp Dawson was established on May 7, 1909, when the West Virginia Legislature authorized the purchase of 196.5 acres (0.795 km 2) of land on Dunkard Bottom along the Cheat River.The camp was named in honor of William M. O. Dawson, a native of Preston County, who had just left office as Governor of West Virginia in 1908.Troops first trained at Camp Dawson …

West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, 597 U.S. ___ (2022), was a U.S. Supreme Court case related to the Clean Air Act and the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate carbon dioxide emissions related to climate change.. The case centers on the Clean Power Plan (CPP) proposed by the EPA in 2015 by the Obama administration.

2021 Rank City 2021 Estimate 2020 Census Change County 1: Charleston †† 48,018 48,864 −1.73%: Kanawha: 2: Huntington † 46,025 46,842 −1.74%: Cabell

The West Country (occasionally Westcountry) is a loosely defined area of south west England, usually taken to include all, some, or parts of the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Bristol, and, less commonly, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Herefordshire. The West Country has a distinctive regional English dialect and accent, and is also home to the Cornish language

The 1992 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1992. Incumbent Democratic Governor Gaston Caperton won re-election by defeating former Republican U.S. Representative Cleve Benedict and Democratic State Senator Charlotte Pritt, who ran as an independent write-in candidate after losing to Caperton in the Democratic primary election. ...

Coalwood is an unincorporated community coal town in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States.The coal mine in Coalwood reached its peak in the 1950s and finally shut down production on October 1, 1986. As of the 1990 census—the last time the town was counted separately—the population was 900. The town is the setting of the best-selling memoir Rocket Boys by Homer …

Star City is a town in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,808 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Morgantown, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area Geography. Star City is located at (39.657966, -79.986046). According to …