Vernon, West Virginia

Vernon is an unincorporated community in Braxton County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]

History

A post office called Vernon was established in 1915, and remained in operation until 1940.[2] The town name of Vernon was selected by a local child for unknown reasons.[3]

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gollark: Solution:- start limited liability corporation- take out £2750 loan as corporation- buy microcontrollers- corporation implodes- nobody can collect the debt because it has no money- ???- microcontrollers
gollark: Just make a two function calculator.
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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vernon, West Virginia
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  3. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 648.



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