Hi teach89831,
Thank you for your question.
Hurricane West Virginia
http://hurricanewv.com/
(Click on About, Click on History)
History of Hurricane West Virginia
"It was a cool, misty morning in the year of 1774. A party of
surveyors commissioned by George Washington was traveling down the
Kanawha River. As the sun was slowly rising, cutting through the fog
of this early spring day, they noted in their journal that all the
trees at the mouth of the creek were bent in the same direction... and
they called the location "the place of the hurricane".
The creek became known as Hurricane Creek because of this phenomenon,
and by 1811, according to early Virginia maps, the town of Hurricane
Bridge was located where Route 34 now crosses the creek near Route 60.
Through the years, Hurricane Bridge became a stage coach stop and a
thriving livestock market center. In 1873, completion of a single
track railroad by Collis P. Huntington, connecting the waters of the
Chesapeake and the Ohio River (a distance of 423 miles) caused the
town to be slightly relocated, and the name changed to Hurricane
Station. The railroad caused Hurricane to grow with the addition of
hotels and stores, and in 1888, the town was incorporated as
Hurricane.
Construction of Interstate 64 during the 1960?s gave Hurricane easy
access to Charleston and Huntington, enabling the town to be an ideal
location for persons working in those cities. With the population
rising to 3,000 in the 1970?s the status of the town was raised to
that of city.
Hurricane is the ideal stop for experiencing traditional West Virginia
friendliness and hometown values. You can enjoy the step back in time
when you imagine the way it was when C.P. Huntington?s railroad
whizzed through the town of Hurricane Station. Plan a visit to some of
our fine antique shops or enjoy the hand crafted gifts made by our
local talented artisians. As you stroll along Main Street, you?ll find
our lovely gazebo is an ideal spot to stop and reflect.
Today, Hurricane is a model of West Virginia?s growing communities.
People feel "Special" whether they have their homes, business or both
in this community, where people have big hearts! Folks have the option
of living in beautifully designed, award-winning subdivisions or
establishing homes down the "country roads" of the suburban/rural
county."
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Best regards,
tlspiegel |
