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1787 · Aurora
Preston County Economic Development Authority history traces Aurora's first Euro-American settlement to the Reverend John Stough at the summit of Cheat Mountain in 1787. The community was later known as Salem and Mount Carmel before taking the name Aurora.
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Preston County Economic Development Authority, “Aurora”
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Local community history says Colonel Jonathan Brandon laid out the town in 1827 and gave Brandonville its name. This town-layout date predates the Virginia incorporation acts recorded for 1837 and 1858.
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Preston County Economic Development Authority, “Brandonville”
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Local community history dates Terra Alta's founding to 1853 as a settlement grew at the high point of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Known during its early history as Cranberry or Cranberry Summit, the community was incorporated as Portland in 1860.
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Preston County Economic Development Authority, “Terra Alta”
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Local community history says James C. McGrew acquired the land and established a store and large tannery in 1858, helping form the settlement known as Tunnelton. The community took its name from its location at the eastern end of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Kingwood Tunnel.
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Preston County Economic Development Authority, “Tunnelton”
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Local community history dates Reedsville's incorporation to 1906. The town was named for James Reed, who owned much of the land on which the community developed.
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Preston County Economic Development Authority, “Reedsville”
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Local community history dates Albright's incorporation to 1914 and says the town was named for prominent landowner David Albright. The municipal date marks the modern town, while settlement in the surrounding Cheat River area reaches back to the Revolutionary era and nearby Butler's Fort.
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Preston County Economic Development Authority, “Albright”
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