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West Virginia
History
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Grant County Created from Hardy County in 1866 and named for General Ulysses
Simpson Grant. The Fairfax Stone, marking the southwestern limit of Maryland, which is
determined by the head spring or fountain of the Potomac River, is situated in the extreme
western angle of the county.
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Hampshire County Oldest county in West Virginia. Formed from parts of Frederick
and Augusta Counties (Virginia), in 1874, and named for the English shire of the same
name.
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Hardy County Created from Hampshire County in 1786, and named from Samuel Hardy, a
distinguished Virginian.
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Mineral County Created in 1866 from Hampshire County, and so named because of the
mineral resources found there. Important frontier forts were located in the county
during Indian Wars.
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Pendleton County Created in 1788 from parts of Augusta, Hardy and Rockingham Counties
(Virginia) and named from Edmund Pendleton, a distinguished statesman and jurist from
Virginia.
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Pocahontas County Established in 1821 from parts of Bath, Pendleton and Randolph
Counties (Virginia) and named for Pocahontas, the Indian princess.
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