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Huntington (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 38 25 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 38.4167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 082 26 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -82.4333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Ohio River in W West Virginia; was founded as terminus of Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad in 1870; damaged by many floods; after flood of 1937, US government ordered an 8-mile-long dike built; is metropolis for a major industrial region. |
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| Huntington (preferred,C,V)
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| Holderby's Landing (H,V)
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............ | was a farming settlement in 1796 |
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Cabell (county) (P) |
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Wayne (county) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled in 1796 as Holderby's Landing, a farming area |
| city (C) |
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| county seat (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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for coal, railroad parts, airplane parts, nickel alloy, oil & gas |
| transportation center (C) |
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is a river & rail transfer point |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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for glass, chemicals, stone products & clothing |
| educational center (C) |
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houses an industrial school for women & Marshall University, which was founded as an academy in 1837 |
| cultural center (C) |
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includes Huntington Galleries in Ritter Park |
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