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Huntington: Dreamers helped city grow and prosper
Huntington was named for Collis P. Huntington, who founded Huntington in 1870 as the western terminus for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway on the land west of the mouth of the Guyandotte River at the Ohio River. The fertile land, it seemed to Huntington, was ripe for growing a city bustling with industry and commerce. His vision became a thriving reality.
Huntington is a city in Cabell and Wayne counties in West Virginia, along the Ohio River.
Tri-State Visitors' Guide
Check out great shopping, dining, lodging and other entertainment opportunities in West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky.
Huntington in Bloom
This effort is part of a national competition that is designed to enhance communities through beautification.
Bride Guide 2013
Need advice on planning your upcoming nuptials? Check out the Bride Guide, which includes a rich list of possible wedding reception sites, sorted by seating limits.
Hatfields & McCoys
The feuding Hatfield and McCoy families have gotten their share of attention through the years, but a fresh dose of publicity is coming this summer.
Health Challenge
The Huntington Health Revolution is a 90-Day Challenge that is a lifestyle change plan. Are you ready for the challenge?
Marshall Plane Crash
Check here to find original stories, photo galleries, victim information and coverage of the filming of the 2006 movie "We Are Marshall."
100 Years of History
A look back at 100 years of Tri-State history through The Herald-Dispatch. Ten of the biggest stories of the last 100 years in our area, as voted on by readers, plus hundreds of photos.
Purchase a photo reprint
Our professional photographers are always out and about in the Tri-State. If you know of an image you would like to purchase, click here to fill out the form.
Send us your youth sports photos
Send a photo of your favorite Little Leaguer or cheerleader for our youth sports photo galleries.
More Communities
Huntington is located within the Cabell County Schools district, 304-528-5000, boe.cabe.k12.wv.us. Regular meetings: 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m.
Attractions, lodging, golf, disc golf, bowling, inflatables, movies, spas and shopping.
Area churches
Prepared by the League of Women Voters
Barboursville: Quaint village with big city amenities
There were several people along the way who shaped the “best little village in West Virginia,” many of whom are part of a bicentennial history book titled “The Lost Village of Barboursville” that will be released this fall. It is authored by Jeanette Rowsey, who has spent more than three years researching the village’s rich history.
ORIGIN: Barboursville was established in 1813. Named after Virginia Gov. James Barbour (1812-1814), the village was the county seat of Cabell County from 1814 until 1887.
Outdoors, lodging, movies, entertainment, spas, golf, retail hubs, groceries and dining.
Barboursville is located within the Cabell County Schools district, 304-528-5000, boe.cabe.k12.wv.us. Regular meetings: 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m.
Fall Fest, Sept. 12-14, 2013, in Barboursville. ...
Here are just a few possible wedding reception sites in the Tri-State, organized by maximum seating capacity.
Gallery: Gift idea -- Herald-Dispatch photos of the Tri-State
Are you wracking your brain for gifts for that hard-to-buy-for person?
Glad Tidings Assembly of God, 121 Mill Road, Hurricane, (304) 562-3074.
Wayne County: Community is defined by its residents
"Everybody knows their neighbors. We look out after each other," said Wayne's former longtime mayor James Ramey III about his community. "It's a nice little town. It's out in the country a little bit, but it's a good place."
This is the fifth in a series of sections intended to help The Herald-Dispatch readers get to know the communities that make up the Tri-State. Still to come: Putnam County, W.Va., on Sunday, July 10, and Mason County, W.Va., and Gallia County, Ohio, on Sunday, July 17. Visit www.herald-dispatch.com if you missed Discover Barboursville on June 5; Discover Milton on June 12, Discover Huntington on June 19 or Discover Lawrence County on June 26.
ORIGIN: Wayne County was established by the state of Virginia on Jan. 18, 1842. It and 43 other counties joined to form West Virginia on June 20, 1863. It's the westernmost county in what is now the state of West Virginia, and it was named in honor of Gen. "Mad Anthony" Wayne. The general is credited with making the region safe for a white settlement, after defeating the Shawnee Indians in the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
Active civic organizations in Wayne County
The following clubs, organizations and charities are active in Wayne County
ORIGIN: Named for Milton Reece, a large landowner in the area when the town was incorporated in 1876.
