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    Simpson Creek is a tributary of the West Fork River, 28 miles (45 km) long, in north-central West Virginia, USA. The stream was named for hunter and trapper...
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    churches west of the Allegheny Mountains, and surrounding log cabins. The town is believed to have been named for a bridge across Simpson Creek, but it...
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  • Paha County, Nebraska Simpson Creek (West Virginia), a tributary of the West Fork River in West Virginia, United States Simpson Branch (disambiguation)...
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  • its name from nearby Simpson Creek. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Simpson, West Virginia "Simpson ZIP Code". zipdatamaps...
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    Elk Creek is a tributary of the West Fork River, 29 miles (47 km) long, in north-central West Virginia, USA. Via the West Fork, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers...
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    West Fork River and its tributaries, including Tenmile Creek, Simpson Creek, and Elk Creek. Interstate 79 U.S. Route 19 U.S. Route 50 West Virginia Route...
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  • of West Virginia. List of West Virginia rivers includes streams formally designated as rivers. There are also smaller streams (i.e., branches, creeks, drains...
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  • Simpson Creek Covered Bridge is located in Bridgeport, West Virginia, crossing Simpson Creek off Meadowbrook Road near the entrance to the Meadowbrook...
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  • The Buffalo Creek flood was a disaster that occurred in Logan County, West Virginia, on February 26, 1972, when a coal slurry impoundment dam burst, causing...
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  • Washington Simms Stream - New Hampshire Simons River - Delaware Simpson Creek - West Virginia Sinsinawa River - Wisconsin, Illinois Sioux River - Wisconsin...
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    26667°N 80.12944°W / 39.26667; -80.12944 (39.266749, -80.129378), along Simpson Creek. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total...
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    became Clarksburg was John Simpson, a trapper, who in 1764 located his camp on the West Fork River opposite the mouth of Elk Creek at approximately 39°16′53″N...
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  • Thomas Simpson Woodward lived Wheeling, Missouri Wheeling, West Virginia Wheeling Creek (Ohio), a tributary of the Ohio River in West Virginia Wheeling...
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    Elizabeth Simpson Drewry (September 22, 1893 – September 24, 1979) was an American politician from the state of West Virginia. In 1950, she became the...
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    Governor of Virginia from 1852 to 1856, the first Virginia governor to be popularly elected as well as the only Virginia governor from west of the Appalachian...
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    Charleston, West Virginia. In Kentucky, US 119 is a two- and four-lane highway running from Pineville at U.S. Route 25E to the West Virginia state line...
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    intersection. US 1 crosses Neabsco Creek into the large unincorporated area of Woodbridge near the Woodbridge Campus of Northern Virginia Community College. The U...
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    Taylor County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,705. Its county seat is Grafton. The county...
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    in the top quartile for diversity based on the Simpson index, only 26% of tech employees in Virginia are women, and only 13% are Black or African American...
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    Jay Rockefeller (category Democratic Party governors of West Virginia)
    States senator from West Virginia (1985–2015). He was first elected to the Senate in 1984, while in office as governor of West Virginia (1977–1985). Rockefeller...
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    Fletcher Covered Bridge (category Buildings and structures in Harrison County, West Virginia)
    located near Marshville in Harrison County, West Virginia. The bridge crosses Tenmile Creek is West Virginia bridge number 48-17-03. Stones for the abutments...
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    Hackers Creek in southern Harrison County; Elk Creek in Clarksburg; and Simpson Creek and Tenmile Creek in northern Harrison County. The West Fork has...
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    Virginian in a bit part. By 1923, when the film was remade, Simpson had progressed to playing the lead villain.: 487  Throughout his career, Simpson worked...
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    Unclimbables)). At Virginia Falls, or Nailicho in Dene (61°36′26″N 125°44′12″W / 61.60722°N 125.73667°W / 61.60722; -125.73667 (Virginia Falls)), the river...
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    Burke is an unincorporated section of Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, traditionally defined as the area served by the Burke post office (Zip Code...
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  • that "of all the Springfields in America, [The Simpsons] is most popular in Springfields in Virginia, Minnesota and New Jersey, and least popular in...
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    County, Virginia (southwest) Augusta County, Virginia (west) Rockingham County, Virginia (northwest) Beaver Creek Lake Biscuit Run Park Brook Hill Park Chris...
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    Ground Zero halted blasting above Pettry Bottom in Raleigh County, West Virginia. Laura Steepleton and Nick Stocks climbed 80 feet in two trees in direct...
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    Fincastle County, Virginia. Fincastle was divided in 1776, with the western portion named Kentucky County, Virginia. In 1780, Virginia set aside all land...
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  • Bridgeport Lamp Chimney Company Bowstring Concrete Arch Bridge (category Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia)
    provide access from the glass plant to a warehouse on the other side of Simpson Creek. The bridge was designed to carry hand carts with glass products across...
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