Davy, West Virginia

From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia

A community in McDowell County, Davy, WV was incorporated in 1948. Originally known as Hallsville, name changed to Davy in 1901. The community flourished during the coal boom era as a residential town in a coal mining district on the main line of the Norfolk & Western Railroad (http://www.wvrailroads.net/index.php/Norfolk_%26_Western_Railway) (N&W), now the Norfork Southern Corp.

Elevation: 1189 feet
Longitude: 37.4783
Latitude: -81.6536

Weather: Davy, WV (http://www.wvwebsites.com/cgi-bin/weather/hamweather.cgi?user=default&theme=default&forecast=zandh&state=wv&place=Davy)

Schools: McDowell County Schools (http://boe.mcdo.k12.wv.us/)
Libraries: McDowell County Public Library (http://mcdowell.lib.wv.us/default.htm)

Topo Map (http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=37.4783&lon=-81.6536) of Davy, WV

Photos:

Davy, WV - along the N&W (http://gallery.wvrailroads.net/Davy_WV)

N&W station at Davy (http://spec.lib.vt.edu/imagebase/norfolksouthern/full/ns119.jpeg)

Davy business section, along N&W tracks (http://spec.lib.vt.edu/imagebase/norfolksouthern/F1/NS4722.JPG)

Winding Gulf Collieries No. 3. Brignetting Plant Davy, WV - Aug. 1931 (http://spec.lib.vt.edu/imagebase/norfolksouthern/full/nw1274.jpg)