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On This Day in West Virginia History, April 8th

  • Writer: Mountaineer News
    Mountaineer News
  • Apr 8, 2023
  • 1 min read

April 8, 2023

Mountaineer News

Vintage West Virginia

The town of Paw Paw was incorporated on April 8, 1891. Strategically located on the Potomac River, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and the C&O Canal, Paw Paw was named for the banana-like pawpaw fruit that grows in the area.

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