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Alleghany County, Virginia

Index Alleghany County, Virginia

Alleghany County is an American county located on the far western edge of Commonwealth of Virginia. [1]

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  1. 92 relations: African Americans, Alaska Natives, Alleghany High School (Virginia), Allegheny Mountains, American ancestry, American Civil War, American Nations, Amtrak, Appalachian Regional Commission, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Asian Americans, Bath County, Virginia, Ben Cline, Botetourt County, Virginia, Cardinal (train), Cash crop, Census, Chris Head (politician), Clifton Forge station, Clifton Forge, Virginia, Commonwealth (U.S. state), Constitution of Virginia, County (United States), County seat, Covington Lumberjacks, Covington, Virginia, Cowpasture River, Craig County, Virginia, CSS Virginia, CSX Transportation, Democratic Party (United States), Donald Trump, East Coast of the United States, English Americans, George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, German Americans, Great Depression, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, Hemp, Herbert Hoover, Hispanic and Latino Americans, Independent city, Irish Americans, Iron Gate, Virginia, Jackson River (Virginia), James River, Lewisburg, West Virginia, Lexington, Virginia, Longdale Furnace, Virginia, Mark Warner, ... Expand index (42 more) »

  2. 1822 establishments in Virginia
  3. Counties on the James River (Virginia)

African Americans

African Americans, also known as Black Americans or Afro-Americans, are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa.

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Alaska Natives

Alaska Natives (also known as Alaskan Indians, Alaskan Natives, Native Alaskans, Indigenous Alaskans, Aboriginal Alaskans or First Alaskans) are the Indigenous peoples of Alaska and include Alaskan Creoles, Iñupiat, Yupik, Aleut, Eyak, Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, and a number of Northern Athabaskan cultures.

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Alleghany High School (Virginia)

Alleghany High School is a public secondary school in Alleghany County, VA, United States.

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Allegheny Mountains

The Allegheny Mountain Range (also spelled Alleghany or Allegany), informally the Alleghenies, is part of the vast Appalachian Mountain Range of the Eastern United States and Canada and posed a significant barrier to land travel in less developed eras.

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American ancestry

American ancestry refers to people in the United States who self-identify their ancestral origin or descent as "American", rather than the more common officially recognized racial and ethnic groups that make up the bulk of the American people.

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.

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American Nations

American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America is an American non-fiction book written by Colin Woodard and published in 2011.

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Amtrak

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak, is the national passenger railroad company of the United States.

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Appalachian Regional Commission

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) is a United States federal–state partnership that works with the people of Appalachia to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life.

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Appomattox Court House National Historical Park

The Appomattox Court House National Historical Park is the preserved 19th-century village named Appomattox Court House in Appomattox County, Virginia.

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Asian Americans

Asian Americans are Americans of Asian ancestry (including naturalized Americans who are immigrants from specific regions in Asia and descendants of those immigrants).

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Bath County, Virginia

Bath County is a United States county on the central western border of the Commonwealth of Virginia, on the West Virginia state line. Alleghany County, Virginia and Bath County, Virginia are Counties of Appalachia and Virginia counties.

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Ben Cline

Benjamin Lee Cline (born February 29, 1972) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 6th congressional district since 2019.

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Botetourt County, Virginia

Botetourt County is a US county that lies in the Roanoke Region of Virginia. Alleghany County, Virginia and Botetourt County, Virginia are Counties of Appalachia, Counties on the James River (Virginia) and Virginia counties.

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Cardinal (train)

The Cardinal is a long-distance passenger train operated by Amtrak between New York Penn Station and Chicago Union Station via Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Charlottesville, Charleston, Huntington, Cincinnati, and Indianapolis.

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Cash crop

A cash crop, also called profit crop, is an agricultural crop which is grown to sell for profit.

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Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating population information about the members of a given population.

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Chris Head (politician)

Christopher T. Head (born January 13, 1963) is an American politician.

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Clifton Forge station

Clifton Forge station is a train station in Clifton Forge, Virginia, serving Amtrak's Cardinal line.

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Clifton Forge, Virginia

Clifton Forge is a town in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States which is part of the greater Roanoke Region.

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Commonwealth (U.S. state)

Commonwealth is a term used by four of the 50 states of the United States in their full official state names: Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

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Constitution of Virginia

The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Virginia is the document that defines and limits the powers of the state government and the basic rights of the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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County (United States)

In the United States, a county or county equivalent is an administrative or political subdivision of a U.S. state or other territories of the United States which consists of a geographic area with specific boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority.

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County seat

A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish.

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Covington Lumberjacks

The Covington Lumberjacks are a collegiate summer baseball team in Covington, Virginia.

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Covington, Virginia

Covington is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Cowpasture River

The Cowpasture River is a chief tributary of the James River in western Virginia in the United States.

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Craig County, Virginia

Craig County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Alleghany County, Virginia and Craig County, Virginia are Counties of Appalachia and Virginia counties.

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CSS Virginia

CSS Virginia was the first steam-powered ironclad warship built by the Confederate States Navy during the first year of the American Civil War; she was constructed as a casemate ironclad using the razéed (cut down) original lower hull and engines of the scuttled steam frigate.

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CSX Transportation

CSX Transportation, known colloquially as simply CSX, is a Class I freight railroad company operating in the Eastern United States and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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Donald Trump

Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.

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East Coast of the United States

The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, the Atlantic Coast, and the Atlantic Seaboard, is the region encompassing the coastline where the Eastern United States meets the Atlantic Ocean.

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English Americans

English Americans (historically known as Anglo-Americans) are Americans whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in England.

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George Washington and Jefferson National Forests

The George Washington and Jefferson National Forests is an administrative entity combining two U.S. National Forests into one of the largest areas of public land in the Eastern United States.

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German Americans

German Americans (Deutschamerikaner) are Americans who have full or partial German ancestry.

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Great Depression

The Great Depression (19291939) was a severe global economic downturn that affected many countries across the world.

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Greenbrier County, West Virginia

Greenbrier County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Alleghany County, Virginia and Greenbrier County, West Virginia are Counties of Appalachia.

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Hemp

Hemp, or industrial hemp, is a plant in the botanical class of Cannabis sativa cultivars grown specifically for industrial and consumable use.

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Herbert Hoover

Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933.

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Hispanic and Latino Americans

Hispanic and Latino Americans (Estadounidenses hispanos y latinos; Estadunidenses hispânicos e latinos) are Americans of full or partial Spanish and/or Latin American background, culture, or family origin.

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Independent city

An independent city or independent town is a city or town that does not form part of another general-purpose local government entity (such as a province).

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Irish Americans

Irish Americans (Gael-Mheiriceánaigh) are ethnic Irish who live in the United States and are American citizens.

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Iron Gate, Virginia

Iron Gate is a town in eastern Alleghany County, Virginia, United States.

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Jackson River (Virginia)

The Jackson River is a major tributary of the James River in the U.S. state of Virginia, flowing.

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James River

The James River is a river in Virginia that begins in the Appalachian Mountains and flows from the confluence of the Cowpasture and Jackson Rivers in Botetourt County U.S. Geological Survey.

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Lewisburg, West Virginia

Lewisburg is a city in and the county seat of Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States.

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Lexington, Virginia

Lexington is an independent city in Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, United States.

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Longdale Furnace, Virginia

Longdale Furnace is an unincorporated community located east of Clifton Forge in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States.

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Mark Warner

Mark Robert Warner (born December 15, 1954) is an American businessman and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Virginia, a seat he has held since 2009.

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Marriage

Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses.

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Monroe County, West Virginia

Monroe County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Alleghany County, Virginia and Monroe County, West Virginia are Counties of Appalachia.

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Mountain Gateway Community College

Mountain Gateway Community College (MGCC, formerly Dabney S. Lancaster Community College) is a public community college in Clifton Forge, Virginia.

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Multiracial Americans

Multiracial Americans or mixed-race Americans are Americans who have mixed ancestry of two or more races. The term may also include Americans of mixed-race ancestry who self-identify with just one group culturally and socially (cf. the one-drop rule). In the 2020 United States census, 33.8 million individuals or 10.2% of the population, self-identified as multiracial.

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (abbreviated as NOAA) is a US scientific and regulatory agency charged with forecasting weather, monitoring oceanic and atmospheric conditions, charting the seas, conducting deep-sea exploration, and managing fishing and protection of marine mammals and endangered species in the US exclusive economic zone.

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Alleghany County, Virginia

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Alleghany County, Virginia.

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Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans, sometimes called American Indians, First Americans, or Indigenous Americans, are the Indigenous peoples native to portions of the land that the United States is located on.

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Non-Hispanic whites

Non-Hispanic Whites or Non-Latino Whites are White Americans classified by the United States census as "white" and not Hispanic.

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Pacific Islander Americans

Pacific Islander Americans (also colloquially referred to as Islander Americans) are Americans who are of Pacific Islander ancestry (or are descendants of the indigenous peoples of Oceania or of Austronesian descent).

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Per capita income

Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year.

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Population density

Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area.

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Poverty threshold

The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country.

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Race and ethnicity in the United States census

In the United States census, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) define a set of self-identified categories of race and ethnicity chosen by residents, with which they most closely identify.

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Regiment

A regiment is a military unit.

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Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians

The Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians, also called the Ridge and Valley Province or the Valley and Ridge Appalachians, are a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Highlands division.

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Roanoke Region

The Roanoke Region is the area of the Commonwealth of Virginia surrounding the city of Roanoke.

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Roanoke, Virginia

Roanoke is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

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Rockbridge County, Virginia

Rockbridge County is a county in the Shenandoah Valley on the western edge of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Alleghany County, Virginia and Rockbridge County, Virginia are Counties of Appalachia, Counties on the James River (Virginia) and Virginia counties.

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Terry Austin (politician)

Terry L. Austin (born October 16, 1955) is an American politician from Buchanan, Virginia.

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The Greenbrier

The Greenbrier is a luxury resort located in the Allegheny Mountains near White Sulphur Springs in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, in the United States.

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The Omni Homestead Resort

The Omni Homestead Resort is a luxury resort in Hot Springs, Virginia, United States, in the middle of the Allegheny Mountains.

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Tim Kaine

Timothy Michael Kaine (born February 26, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Virginia since 2013.

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U.S. Route 220 in Virginia

In the U.S. state of Virginia, U.S. Route 220 (US 220) is a major north-south state highway that extends from the North Carolina state line through Roanoke to the West Virginia state line.

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United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy.

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United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber.

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United States National Radio Quiet Zone

The National Radio Quiet Zone (NRQZ) is a large area of land in the United States designated as a radio quiet zone, in which radio transmissions are restricted by law to facilitate scientific research and the gathering of military intelligence.

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United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress.

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Valley Baseball League

The Valley Baseball League is an NCAA and MLB-sanctioned collegiate summer baseball league in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia.

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Virginia

Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.

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Virginia General Assembly

The Virginia General Assembly is the legislative body of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the oldest continuous law-making body in the Western Hemisphere, and the first elected legislative assembly in the New World.

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Virginia House of Delegates

The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two houses of the Virginia General Assembly, the other being the Senate of Virginia.

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Virginia Senate

The Senate of Virginia is the upper house of the Virginia General Assembly.

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Virginia's 37th House of Delegates district

Virginia's 37th House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature.

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Virginia's 3rd Senate district

Virginia's 3rd Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia.

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Virginia's 6th congressional district

Virginia's sixth congressional district is a United States congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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WestRock

WestRock was an independent American corrugated packaging company and in 2024 became part of Smurfit WestRock.

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White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

White Sulphur Springs is a city in Greenbrier County in southeastern West Virginia, United States.

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1928 United States presidential election

The 1928 United States presidential election was the 36th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 6, 1928.

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2000 United States census

The 2000 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2 percent over the 248,709,873 people enumerated during the 1990 census.

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2000 United States presidential election

The 2000 United States presidential election was the 54th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000.

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2020 United States census

The 2020 United States census was the 24th decennial United States census.

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2020 United States presidential election

The 2020 United States presidential election was the 59th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.

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See also

1822 establishments in Virginia

Counties on the James River (Virginia)

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alleghany_County,_Virginia

Also known as Alleghany County, VA, Allegheny County, Virginia, History of Alleghany County, Virginia.

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