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A community in Hancock County, Weirton, WV (map (http://www.wvamaps.com/index.php/?place=Weirton&state=wv&lat=40.4189&lon=-80.5897)) was incorporated from the town of Hollidays Cove, Weirton Heights and Marland Heights, as of July 1, 1947. The town's name honored the Weir family, then owners of the Weirton Steel Corporation (http://www.weirton.com/company/about/hist.html), founded in 1909 by Ernest Weir at Hollidays Cove. Hollidays Cove was the earliest permanent white settlement in Hancock County, named after John Holliday, who built a log cabin there in 1776.
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Weirton, WV Hotels (http://www.wvexplorer.com/Weirton_WV_Hotels.asp) |
Weirton, WV
Weirton, WV is located about: 6 miles northeast of Steubenville, OH; 9 miles north of Follansbee, WV; and 30 miles north of Wheeling, WV.
Attractions
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Tomlinson Run State Park
Libraries
Mary H. Weir Public Library (http://weirton.lib.wv.us/), in Weirton, WV
Media
Radio Stations
WEIR (AM 1430)
Organizations
Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce (http://www.weirtonchamber.com/)
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Maps
 (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Weirton&state=WV&pop=20411&county=Hancock&lat=40.4189&lon=-80.5897&elev=800)
Map of Weirton, WV (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Weirton&state=WV&pop=20411&county=Hancock&lat=40.4189&lon=-80.5897&elev=800) showing streets, airports, parks, buildings, churches, cemeteries, trails and other points of interest, with link to driving directions.
Topo map (http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=40.4189&lon=-80.5897) of Weirton, WV and vicinity
Census Data
Population: 20,411 (2000 Census)
Geodata
Elevation: 800 feet
Longitude: -80.5897
Latitude: 40.4189
 Weirton Steel dock at Weirton, WV, circa 1953 |
