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Moundsville

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[moundz-vil] / ˈmaʊndz vɪl /

noun

  1. a city in NW West Virginia, on the Ohio River.


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The Grave Creek Stone was discovered in 1838 during the excavation, by nonprofessional archaeologists, of the Grave Creek Mound, in Moundsville, West Virginia.

From Slate • Nov. 11, 2023

Justin Jordan’s move to Phoenix a year ago was motivated by a job offer paying him more money than the one in Moundsville, West Virginia, where he had been living.

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2022

Ricky Whitlach leased some of his 150 acres in the hills outside Moundsville to a gas company in 2017.

From Washington Post • Oct. 30, 2020

Walton was owner and publisher of the newspaper in Moundsville from 1995 to 2014.

From Washington Times • Feb. 5, 2019

In 1878, Moundsville in Marshall County welcomed a Negro woman, of Smithfield, Ohio, who taught its Negro public school.

From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 by Various

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