| 词条 | Shaw, West Virginia |
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Shaw is a former town in Mineral County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. HistoryA post office called Shaw was established in 1881, and remained in operation until 1973.[1] The community was named after Major Alexander Shaw, a railroad official.[2] The town site was inundated and destroyed by the creation of Jennings Randolph Lake.[3] References1. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=WV | title=Post Offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=2 May 2016}} {{Mineral County, West Virginia}}{{coord|39.4162074|-79.1305887|display=title}}{{MineralCountyWV-geo-stub}}2. ^{{cite book|last=Kenny|first=Hamill|title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=594;size=125|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press|location=Piedmont, WV|page=568}} 3. ^{{GNIS|1546634}} 1 : Geography of Mineral County, West Virginia |
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