Warwood, West Virginia

Warwood, West Virginia
Neighborhood
Warwood, West Virginia

Location within the state of West Virginia

Coordinates: 40°07′00″N 80°41′59″W / 40.11667°N 80.69972°W / 40.11667; -80.69972Coordinates: 40°07′00″N 80°41′59″W / 40.11667°N 80.69972°W / 40.11667; -80.69972
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Ohio
Government
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 304
Website www.warwoodtool.com

Warwood is a neighborhood of the city of Wheeling in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States. It lies at an elevation of 673 feet (205 m).[1] It was named for the Warwood Tool Company. Founded by Henry Warwood of Martins Ferry, Ohio in 1854, the company was sold to Daniel L. Heiskell in 1892 and moved to a location four miles north of Wheeling. The Warwood Tool Company remains in existence to this day.

In the first half of the 20th century, a large number of Greek immigrants predominantly from the island of Karpathos settled in Warwood to work in the coal mines.[2][3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Warwood, West Virginia
  2. Cassotis, Emanuel (2012). "The Karpathian Presence in America". karpathos.net. Karpathos Net. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  3. "in Wheeling WV, many Karpathians went to work in the Constanza Brothers [coal] mines in Richland [the Warwood section], and soon the largest Karpathian community in America was established in Wheeling." -- Cassotis, Emanuel. "The Karpathian Presence in America" | http://www.karpathos.net/255

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