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5 unusual facts about Hampshire County


Cacapon Mountain

From its southern point, Cacapon Mountain rises from the landscape north of Bloomery in northeastern Hampshire County.

Calvin Coolidge, Jr.

Calvin Coolidge, Jr, was born in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, on April 13, 1908 and was the younger of the two children of Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933), the 30th President of the United States (1923–1929) and Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge (1879–1957), First Lady of the United States from 1923 to 1929.

Good, West Virginia

Good is located on the Bloomery Pike (West Virginia Route 127) at I.L. Pugh Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 6/2) east of Bloomery and northwest of Winchester on the West Virginia/Virginia border.

Millen, West Virginia

Millen is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA between Donaldson and Green Spring on Green Spring Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 1) and the South Branch Valley Railroad.

Virginia State Route 127

Bloomery Pike continues west as WV 127, which passes through the historic community of Bloomery on its way to a junction with WV 29 at Forks of Cacapon.


Bemino

A number of years after this incident, Bemino described how he and a band of Indians (probably composed of both Delawares and Shawnee) killed two men near Fort Edwards, not far from the Cacapon River in what is now Hampshire County, West Virginia.

Maharashtra Cricket Association Cricket Stadium, Pune

The stadium is an astute addition to Hopkins Architects' already impressive portfolio: the prestigious practice also has notable work at London's Lord's and Hampshire County Cricket grounds, and the National Tennis Centre at Roehampton (completed February 2007), along with its recent London Velopark win.

Massachusetts Route 116

It then becomes one route again, crossing a canal before crossing the Vietnam Memorial Bridge into South Hadley and Hampshire County.

Pune International Cricket Centre

The stadium is an astute addition to Hopkins Architects' already impressive portfolio: the prestigious practice also has notable work at London's Lord's and Hampshire County Cricket grounds, and the National Tennis Centre at Roehampton (completed February 2007), along with its recent London Velopark win.

Romney Academy

In 1817, a bill "incorporating the trustees of Romney Academy in the county of Hampshire" was presented to the Virginia House of Delegates by Mr. Scott, a delegate on the Committee of Schools and Colleges.

Timber Ridge

From WV 127/VA 127 at Good to Lehew, Timber Ridge serves as the boundary line between Hampshire County, West Virginia, and Frederick County, Virginia.

Timber Ridge extends from the forks of Sleepy Creek at Stotlers Crossroads in Morgan County, West Virginia, to Lehew in Hampshire County, West Virginia.


see also

Alexander W. Monroe

During his later years, Monroe resided on his farm in the Barnes Mill community of Hampshire County.

Dalton, Massachusetts

On the state level, Dalton is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as part of the Second Berkshire district, represented by Paul Mark, which covers towns in Berkshire County, Hampshire County, and Franklin County.

Francis Cocks

He was an active rugby player for the university, Hampshire county and the Eastern Counties.

Michael Colvin

He was elected to Tangley parish council for 12 years from 1964, to Andover rural district council for seven years from 1965, and to Hampshire county council for five years from 1970.

Rada, West Virginia

Rada is located on U.S. Highway 220/West Virginia Route 28 between Junction and Purgitsville in southwest Hampshire County along Mill Creek.

Wappocomo

Wappocomo, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia