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West Province (Cameroon) The West Province (French Province de l'Ouest) is 14,000 sq km of territory located in the central-western portion of the Republic of Cameroon. It borders the Northwest Province to the northwest, the Adamawa Province to the northeast, the Centre Province to the southeast, the Littoral Province to the southwest, and the Southwest Province to the west.
West Province, Rwanda West Province (Province de l'Ouest) is one of Rwanda's five provinces. It was created in early January 2006 as part of a government decentralization program that re-organized the country's local government structures.
West Prussia (district) The district of West Prussia was a district of East Prussia from 1920 to 1938 and was also known as the county of Marienwerder (today Kwidzyn). The county was formerly a part of the Duchy of Prussia but was incorporated into the Province of West Prussia in 1773.
West Punjab West Punjab was a former province of Pakistan which existed from 1947 to 1955. The province covered an area of 160,622 km² including much of the current Punjab province and the Islamabad Capital Territory but excluding the former princely state of Bahawalpur.
West Quartzite Range West Quartzite Range () is a range, the western of two parallel quartzite ranges, situated at the east side of Houliston Glacier in the Concord Mountains, Antarctica. Named by the Northern Party of NZFMCAE, 1962-63, after the distinctive geological formation of the feature.
West Rail Sightseeing Bus West Rail Sightseeing Bus (西鐵觀光巴士) service was run as a temporary additional service of West Rail in the northwest New Territories of Hong Kong. This service was launched on 26 September, 2004 and ended on 28 November.
West Rand District Municipality West Rand is the name of the urban western part of the Witwatersrand that is functionally merged with the Johannesburg conurbation. This area became settled by Europeans after a gold-bearing reef discovered in 1886 and sparked the gold rush that gave rise to the establishment of Johannesburg.
West Region, Singapore The West Region of Singapore is one of the five regions in the city-state. Comprising of 201 square kilometres of land it is the largest of all the other regions, it includes twelve urban planning areas and has at least a population of 742,000.
West Riding and Grimsby Railway The West Riding and Grimsby Railway was a joint railway whose main line linked Wakefield with Doncaster, whilst a branch line ran between Adwick and Stainforth. The companies involved were the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway and the Great Northern.
West Riding County Amateur Football League The West Riding County Amateur Football League is a football competition based in Yorkshire, England, currently sponsored by the Mumtaz Restaurant. It has a total of 3 divisions including the Premier Division, which sits at level 11 of the English football league system, although it is not officially part of the National League System and therefore has only an informal feeder agreement with the Northern Counties East Football League.
West Riding House West Riding House is an 80 metres and 20 storeys tall office building in Leeds, United Kingdom which was completed in 1973. It was the tallest building in the city until 2005 with the construction of Bridgewater Place.
West Riding of Lindsey The West Riding of Lindsey was a division of the Lindsey part of Lincolnshire in England. It consisted of the north western part of the county, and included the Isle of Axholme and the Aslacoe, Corringham, Manley, Lawress and Well wapentakes.
West Riding of Yorkshire The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of the three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county, County of York, West Riding (the area under the control of West Riding County Council), was based closely on the historic boundaries.
West Richland, Washington West Richland is a 22 square mile city in Benton County, Washington, United States, served by two elementary schools, with an annual budget of about 30 million dollars. The population was 8,385 at the 2000 census, however in 2006 Washington Office of Financial Management estimated that the population had grown to 10,520.
West Riku'u Line The is a rail line in Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) system, it runs in Yamagata Prefecture from ShinjĹŤ Station to Amarume Station, and trains continue on to Sakata Station, even though it is not officially a part of the West Riku'u Line.
West River (Rhode Island) The West River is a river in Providence County, Rhode Island flowing approximately 5 miles. It is the only major tributary of the Moshassuck River and has a history of providing water to textile mills during the Industrial Revolution.
West River (South Dakota) West River is the portion of the state of South Dakota located west of the Missouri River with approximately one-half of the land area and one-third of the population of the state. Usually pronounced "Wes-triver" by locals, it contrasts with "East River.
West River (Vermont) The West River is a tributary of the Connecticut River, about 50 mi (80 km) long, in southern Vermont in the United States.Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as "Wantastiquet" and as "Waters of the Lonely Way .
West Road River The West Road River or Blackwater River is a major tributary of the Fraser River, flowing generally north-eastward from the Ilgachuz Range and across the Fraser Plateau in the Chilcotin and Cariboo regions of central British Columbia, Canada. Its confluence with the Fraser is approximately 40 km northwest of Quesnel.
West Rockhill Township, Pennsylvania West Rockhill Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The original Rockhill Township was established in 1740 and was divided into East Rockhill and West Rockhill Townships in 1890.
West Roxbury, Massachusetts Founded in 1630 (contemporaneously with Boston), West Roxbury, Massachusetts was originally part of the town of Roxbury and was mainly used as farmland. West Roxbury formed its own government in 1851, and was annexed by Boston in 1874.
West Ruislip station West Ruislip is a London Underground and National Rail station in Ruislip in west London. It is the western terminus of the Central Line's West Ruislip branch, with Ruislip Gardens as the next Underground station towards London.
West Run Expressway The West Run Expressway is a proposed four-lane expressway that would bypass Morgantown, West Virginia to the northeast, connecting Interstate 68 east of the city at milepost 7 to Interstate 79 north of the city. The western terminus would be somewhere between Exit 155 and the West Virginia Welcome Center at milepost 160 along Interstate 79.
West Runton railway station West Runton railway station is a railway station in the village of West Runton in the English county of Norfolk. The station is served by local services operated by 'one' on the Bittern Line from Norwich to Cromer and Sheringham.
West Ryde, New South Wales West Ryde is a suburb in the Lower North Shore of Sydney Australia. The suburb is home to the West Ryde railway station, a shopping and commercial area, and the Sydney Water Station that pumps water to most of Northern Sydney.
West San Jose, San Jose, California West San Jose is the westernmost neighborhood in San Jose, California. The Lynbrook High School area of West San Jose is bound to the north by Bollinger Road, to the east by Lawrence Expressway, to the south by Prospect Road, and to the west by De Anza Boulevard.
West Saxon University of Applied Sciences of Zwickau The West Saxon University of Applied Sciences of Zwickau (german: Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau (FH)) is a Vocational university in the west of the German federal state Saxony. It is situated in Zwickau, Reichenbach, Schneeberg and Markneukirchen.
West Scotia Basin The West Scotia Basin is a submarine basin in the South Atlantic Ocean, near its border with the Southern Ocean. The basin is found southeast of Tierra del Fuego, south of the Falkland Islands, and northeast of the Antarctic Peninsula.
West Seattle Bridge The West Seattle Bridge is a cantilevered segmental bridge that serves as the primary connection between West Seattle and the rest of the city. It was built between 1981 and 1984 after the previous bascule bridge was deemed inoperable as a result of being struck by the Chavez freighter in 1978.
West Seattle High School West Seattle High School (known to students as "Westside") is a comprehensive public high school in Seattle's West Seattle neighborhood that serves grades nine through twelve as part of the Seattle School District. The school has a wide variety of programs and services including an Environmental Sciences Academy that allows students to take a rigorous life sciences curriculum, and brand new Advanced Placement Program that offers an ever-growing number of AP subjects, including English composition, English literature, U.
West Semitic languages The West Semitic languages are a proposed major sub-grouping of Semitic languages. One widely accepted analysis, supported by semiticists like Robert Hetzron and John Huehnergard, divides the Semitic language family into two branches: Eastern and Western.
West Shore Railroad The West Shore Railroad was the final name of a railroad from Weehawken, New Jersey, across the Hudson River from New York City, north along the west shore of the river to Albany, New York and then west to Buffalo. It was organized as a competitor to the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, but was soon taken over by that company.
West Shore, Staten Island The term West Shore refers to the section of New York City, USA's borough of Staten Island that borders the Arthur Kill, between the Staten Island Expressway and the Fresh Kills. The Arthur Kill shoreline north of the expressway — most commonly called Port Ivory — is considered part of the North Shore, while the land along the Arthur Kill south of Fresh Kills is generally included within the South Shore.
West Siberian Glacial Lake The West Siberian Glacial Lake, also known as West Siberian Lake, or Mansiyskoe Lake (Russian: Мансийское озеро), was a periglacial lake formed when the Arctic Ocean outlets for each of the Ob and Yenisei rivers were blocked by the Barents-Kara Ice Sheet during the Weichselian Glaciation, approximately 80,000 years ago. At its maximum extent, the lake's surface area was more than twice that of the present-day Caspian Sea.
West Siberian Laika West Siberian Laika or Zapadno-Sibirskaia Laika is one of the four hunting Laika breeds established in Russia by the All-Union Cynological Congress of 1947 and registered by the Moscow Kennel Club. Although this breed bears a resemblance to the Siberian Husky it is considered a hunting breed rather than a sleddog.
West Side Boys The West Side Boys were an armed group in Sierra Leone, sometimes described as a splinter faction of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council. It captured and held members of a mostly West African peacekeeping force in 2000, and was subsequently destroyed by units of the British Special Air Service, Special Boat Service and Parachute Regiment during September 2000 in Operation Barras, and follow-up operations by the Sierra Leone Army and Royal Irish Rangers.
West Side Elevated Highway The West Side Elevated Highway (West Side Highway or Miller Highway) was an elevated section NY-9A running along the Hudson River in the New York City borough of Manhattan to the tip of the island. The highway was totally dismantled except for a small portion in 1989.
West Side Highway The West Side Highway (officially the Joe DiMaggio Highway, formerly the Miller Highway) is a mostly-surface section of New York State Route 9A (NY 9A) that runs from West 72nd Street along the Hudson River to the tip of Manhattan.
West Side Line (NYCRR) The West Side Line, also called the West Side Freight Line, is a railroad line on the west side of Manhattan, New York, NY, USA. North of Penn Station, from 34 Street, the line is used by Amtrak passenger service heading north via Albany to Toronto, Montreal and Chicago.
West Side Rowing Club The West Side Rowing Club is currently the only rowing club in Buffalo, NY. It has a long history of providing anyone interested with access to a sport that is commonly known for its elitarian and privileged character.
West Side Stadium The West Side Stadium (also known as the New York Sports and Convention Center) was a proposed football stadium to be built on a platform over the rail yards on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City. It was to be the new home for the New York Jets, currently based at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
West Side Story West Side Story is a musical written by Arthur Laurents (book), Leonard Bernstein (music), and Stephen Sondheim (lyrics), and was originally produced, choreographed, and directed by Jerome Robbins. West Side Story debuted on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theater on September 26, 1957 and played 732 performances before going on tour — a very successful run for the time.
West Side, Newark, New Jersey The West Side neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey, is bounded on the east by Bergen Street, on the south by Rose Terrace and Avon Avenue, on the west by Irvington and on the north by South Orange Avenue. The main roads running through the neighborhood are Bergen Street, South Orange Avenue and Springfield Avenue.
West Slope, Oregon West Slope is an unincorporated suburb of Portland, Oregon and a census-designated place. It is in Washington County, to the west of Portland's West Hills neighborhood, to the northeast of Raleigh Hills and south of Highway 26.
West Somerset Railway The West Somerset Railway (WSR) is a heritage railway that runs along the edge of the Quantock Hills in Somerset, England, between Bishops Lydeard and Watchet, and then along the coast to Minehead. The Exmoor National Park is nearby.
West Somerset Steam Railway Trust The West Somerset Steam Railway Trust is a group based on the preserved West Somerset Railway. It a registered charity and one of the oldest institutions on the line, being formed in November 1972 with the intention of running summer steam services alongside the year-round commercial WSR company operations.
West Sound West Sound is a local AM radio station for Ayrshire. Based in Ayr with its AM transmitter in Symington, South Ayrshire and its DAB transmitter in Darvel, East Ayrshire, the station is part of the West Sound Radio Network and the only AM station in the Big City Network.
West Spring Secondary School West Spring Secondary School(Abbreviation: WSSS) is a secondary government college located in the western region of Singapore. With their pioneer students setting a clear vision for the school, West Spring Secondary School remains as a dynamic and creative school.
West Springfield High School (Virginia) West Springfield High School is a public high school located in Springfield in Fairfax County, Virginia, at 6100 Rolling Road, and is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools system. West Springfield (often referred to as WSHS) enrolls students from grades 9-12, offers the Advanced Placement program and currently enrolls over 2,200 students.
West Square West Square is a historic square in Kennington, south London, England, just south from St George's Road. The Square is within the the London Borough of Southwark, but as it is located in postcode SE11 it is commonly referred to as being in Lambeth.
West Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency) West Suffolk is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
West Sulawesi West Sulawesi or Sulawesi Barat (short form Sulbar) is a province of Indonesia, created in 2004. It is on the island of Sulawesi (formerly, Celebes) and includes the regencies (kabupaten) of Polewali Mandar, Mamasa, Majene, Mamuju, and Mamuju Utara, which were formerly part of South Sulawesi.
West Sumatra West Sumatra (Indonesian: Sumatra Barat, abbreviated to Sumbar) is a province of Indonesia. It lies on the west coast of the island Sumatra, and borders the provinces of North Sumatra (Sumatera Utara) to the north, Riau and Jambi to the east, and Bengkulu to the southeast.
West Surrey Racing Founded in 1981, West Surrey Racing is a UK-based motorsport team run by New Zealander Dick Bennetts. He is responsible for masterminding the careers of such names as Ayrton Senna, Mika Häkkinen, Jonathan Palmer, Rubens Barrichello, Mauricio Gugelmin and Eddie Irvine with his involvement in F3 and a racing academy in the 80s and 90s.
West Sussex West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex (with Brighton and Hove), Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming into force of the Local Government Act 1972.
West Sussex Railway The West Sussex Railway opened in 1897 as the Hundred of Manhood and Selsey Tramway, so named to save having to build the railway to regulations that normally covered railways, later changing its name to the WSR. It closed in 1935 in the face of intensive road bus competition.
West Swan Road, Perth West Swan Road is a road in the Swan Valley wine region in the northeastern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. Starting in the centre of Guildford, it provides access to the wineries of the region and to The Vines golf resort.
West Tampa Historic District The West Tampa Historic District is a historic district in Tampa, Florida. It is bounded by Cypress and Ivy Streets, Fremont and Habana Avenues, encompasses approximately 2730 acres, and contains 908 historic buildings.
West Tampa, Florida West Tampa is one of the oldest neighborhoods within the city limits of Tampa, USA and a former incorporated city, located just west of downtown Tampa. As of the 2000 census, the neighborhood had a population of 22,008.
West Tanfield West Tanfield is a village in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England, about 6 miles north of Ripon. It is well known as one of the most picturesque villages in Yorkshire, with a classic view from the bridge over the River Ure.
West Texas West Texas is a region in Texas that has more in common geographically with the Southwestern United States than it does with the rest of the state. Known for its natural beauty there are many small mountain ranges.
West Texas A&M University West Texas A&M University (also known as WTAMU, or WT), part of the Texas A&M University System, is a public university located in Canyon, Texas, a small town south of Amarillo, Texas. West Texas A&M opened on September 20, 1910.
West Texas Intermediate West Texas Intermediate (WTI), also known as Texas Sweet Light, is a type of crude oil used as a benchmark in oil pricing and the underlying commodity of New York Mercantile Exchange's oil futures contracts. This is usually the type referenced in Western news reports about oil prices, alongside North Sea Brent Crude.
West Tinsley Station West Tinsley Station was a railway station in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. The station served the communities of Tinsley and Carbrook and was situated on the Sheffield District Railway between Brightside Junction and Tinsley Yard, immediately adjacent to Sheffield Road in Tinsley.
West Toronto Diamond The West Toronto Diamond is a railway junction and interchange in Toronto, Ontario, near the intersection of Keele Street and Dundas Street. Here the Canadian National's tracks coming up from Union Station cross the Canadian Pacific's east and west mainlines.
West Toronto Nationals The West Toronto Nationals, also known as the "Westionals", were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1929 to 1936. Prior to that time, the team was known as the West Toronto Redmen, due to their red colour sweaters.
West Torrens Football Club West Torrens Football Club was an Australian rules football club that competed in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) from 1897 to 1990 when it merged with neighbouring Woodville Football Club to form the Woodville-West Torrens Eagles.
West Trenton Line The West Trenton Line is a planned commuter rail service that would be operated by New Jersey Transit, connecting West Trenton Station with Newark Penn Station. The train would connect with the Raritan Valley Line at Bridgewater and would allow for transfers to the line at any between Bridgewater and Newark.
West Trenton Railroad Bridge The West Trenton Railroad Bridge carries CSX and SEPTA R3 West Trenton rail lines across the Delaware River between Yardley, Pennsylvania and Ewing Township, New Jersey. It was originally designed by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad to replace a bridge at the same site, and was constructed from 1911 - 1913 by the F.
West Turkey Creek Canyon West Turkey Creek Canyon is the location in Arizona where the body of Johnny Ringo, legendary Old West gunman, was found dead. He was scheduled to have a showdown with Wyatt Earp, but was mysteriously killed before they had a chance to duel.
West Ukrainian National Republic The West Ukrainian National Republic ( or ЗУНР, ZUNR; also translated "West Ukrainian People's Republic") was a short-lived republic that existed in late 1918 and early 1919 in eastern Galicia, Bukovina and Transcarpathia and included the cities of Lvov, Kolomyia, and Stanislavov. According to the Austro-Hungarian census of 1910, the territory claimed by the West Ukrainian People's Republic had about 5.
West Valley (California) The West Valley refers to a portion of the Santa Clara Valley in Santa Clara County. It may more accurately be defined as the southwest portion of the valley, and includes the cities of Campbell, Cupertino, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno and Saratoga, as well as the southwestern portion of San Jose, including the neighborhoods/districts of West San Jose, San Tomas and Cambrian Park.
West Valley Reprocessing Plant West Valley Reprocessing Plant is a spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant at West Valley, New York, USA, was operated successfully from 1966-72. During this time period, 660,000 gallons of highly radioactive waste accumulated in an underground waste tank.
West Vancouver Blue Bus West Vancouver’s Blue Bus Transit system began in 1912, and is the oldest continuously operated, municipal system in North America. These buses are part of the TransLink network but continue to be owned and operated by the District Municipality of West Vancouver under a contract to Translink.
West Vancouver Secondary School West Vancouver Secondary School (WVSS) is a five-year secondary school located in the middle of West Vancouver, British Columbia which educates grades 8 through 12. It is one of the three high schools in West Vancouver.
West Vancouver-Howe Sound West Vancoucver-Howe Sound was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1966 to 1986. The riding's predecessor was North Vancouver, which first appeared on the hustings from 1903.
West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country (formerly West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.
West Village, Manhattan The West Village is west of the Greenwich Village neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, bounded by the Hudson River and roughly Sixth Avenue, extending from 14th Street down to Houston Street. Bordering neighborhoods include Chelsea to the north and TriBeCa to the south.
West Virginia 2nd congressional district election, 2006 The West Virginia 2nd congressional district election for the 110th Congress was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Shelley Moore Capito was the nominee for the Republican Party; attorney Mike Callaghan was the nominee for the Democratic Party.
West Virginia and Regional History Collection The West Virginia and Regional History Collection is the world's largest collection of West Virginia related research material. It is located in the Wise Library at West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.
West Virginia Air National Guard The West Virginia Air National Guard is comprised of two Airlift units, the 130th Airlift Wing based in Charleston, WV, and the 167th Airlift Wing based in Martinsburg, WV. Currently, the 167th is flying the C-5 Galaxy and the 130th is flying the C-130 Hercules in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
West Virginia Basic Skills Computer Program The West Virginia Basic Skills/Computer Education Program is a program of the West Virginia Department of Education. Its goals are to improve basic literacy and arithmetic skills in addition to computer ability.
West Virginia Breeders' Classic The West Virginia Breeders Classic is a thoroughbred horse race for West Virginia breds run at a distance of one and one/eighth mile on the dirt. Open to three-year-olds and up, it takes place each year at the Charles Town Races in Charles Town, West Virginia, and offers a purse of $500,000.
West Virginia Broadband West Virginia Broadband is a Wireless community network located in Braxton County, West Virginia operated by local volunteers and coordinated by the Gilmer-Braxton Research Zone. The effort gained recent attention by a National Public Radio story and MuniWireless and SmartMobs bloggers detailing how modified off-the-shelf Wi-Fi adapters were used to connect 7 communities with wireless internet for a total cost of little more than 4000 US dollars.
West Virginia Coal Wars The West Virginia Coal Wars (1920-21), also known as the Mine Wars, arose out of a dispute between coal companies and miners. It represents one of the first times that the United States Federal Government violated the Posse Comitatus Act of 1874May 19, 1920, a shootout in Matewan, West Virginia, (known as the Matewan Massacre]) between hired goons and miners, who were to later join the [[United Mine Workers of America, sparked what became known as the Battle of Blair Mountain, the largest insurrection in the United States since the American Civil War.
West Virginia Day West Virginia Day is a holiday celebrated every June 20th in the American state of West Virginia. The day celebrates the anniversary of the creation of the state as a result of the secession of several northwestern counties of Virginia during the height of the United States Civil WarRemarks by U.
West Virginia Chaos West Virginia Chaos are an American soccer team, founded in 2003. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and plays in the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference against teams from Fredericksburg, Ocean City, Reading, Richmond, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, Wilmington and Woodbridge.
West Virginia in the American Civil War West Virginia was formed and added to the Union as a direct result of the American Civil War (see History of West Virginia). In the early days of the war, Union troops under George McClellan drove off Confederate defenders, essentially freeing the northwestern counties of Virginia to form their own government as a result of the Wheeling Convention.
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference The West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) is a college athletic conference which historically operated exclusively in the state of West Virginia, but has now expanded into Pennsylvania. It participates in the NCAA's Division II.
West Virginia Mine War of 1912-1913 The West Virginia Mine War of 1912-1913 was a confrontation between striking coal miners and coal operators in Southern West Virginia centered around the area enclosed by two streams Paint Creek and Cabin Creek. The confrontation is widely considered the first Mine War in West Virginia.
West Virginia News LLC West Virginia News LLC was a limited liability company which was a partnership between the owners of what was then known as television station WHCP, in the Huntington-Charleston, West Virginia television market and a group of investors made up of Charleston political figures and trial lawyers. The investors are all associated with the West Virginia Democratic political party, particularly the faction led by United States Senator Jay Rockefeller, although he personally is not involved.
West Virginia Northern Community College West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC, or simply "Northern") is a public, multi-campus community college with the main campus located in downtown Wheeling, West Virginia. Established in 1972, WVNCC delivers a comprehensive, two-year degree program for all six counties in West Virginia's Northern Panhandle.
West Virginia Public Broadcasting West Virginia Public Broadcasting is the statewide PBS network of television stations in West Virginia, whose flagship station is WPBY, based in Huntington, West Virginia. Its studios are located at the Marshall University main campus.
West Virginia Railroad Museum The West Virginia Railroad Museum is a new non-profit organization that plans to construct a museum in Elkins, WV. The organization also has access to over 100 miles of state-owned trackage to run passenger excursion trains.
West Virginia Record The West Virginia Record is a weekly legal newspaper distributed in the state of West Virginia. It was founded in 2005 and is largely staffed by former employees of the Charleston Daily Mail, who were dismissed in the take-over of that paper by the Charleston Gazette.
West Virginia Route 10 Alternate West Virginia Route 10 Alternate is a four-mile-long north-south road near Barboursville, West Virginia connecting WV 10 to the south and US 60 to the north. It acts as an alternative route to Huntington and eliminates many of the curves that plague WV 10 south of Interstate 64 to the WV 10 Alternate junction.
West Virginia Route 105 West Virginia Route 105 (abbreviated WV Route 105 or WV 105) is an east-west state highway located within Weirton, West Virginia, United States. The western terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 2 north of downtown Weirton.
West Virginia Route 106 West Virginia Route 106 is an unsigned state route for the cable-stayed East Huntington Bridge crossing the Ohio River from the Guyandotte section of Huntington to Proctorville, Ohio. While unsigned from the ground, it is shown on maps as a labeled state route.
West Virginia Route 123 West Virginia Route 123 is an east-west state highway located in the Bluefield, West Virginia area. The western terminus of the route is at the Virginia state line northwest of Bluefield, where WV 123 continues west as an unnumbered road.
West Virginia Route 150 West Virginia Route 150 is a 22 mile long north-south scenic state highway in the Marlinton and Gauley Ranger Districts of the Monongahela National Forest in southeast West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 39 and West Virginia Route 55 northwest of Mill Point.

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