Warwood, West Virginia
Warwood is a neighborhood of the city of Wheeling in Ohio County, West Virginia, USA. 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.
Warwood, West Virginia | |
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  Warwood, West Virginia Location within the state of West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 40°07′00″N 80°41′59″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Ohio |
| Government | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 304 |
| Website | www.warwoodtool.com |
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] Among Warwood natives of Karpathian descent is the noted Greek Orthodox theologian John G. Panagiotou.[4]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Warwood, West Virginia
- Cassotis, Emanuel (2012). "The Karpathian Presence in America". karpathos.net. Karpathos Net. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- "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
- Panagiotou joins Cummins Theological Seminary as lecturer http://www.journalscene.com/20160724/160729922/panagiotou-joins-cummins-theological-seminary-as-lecturer
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. WV-48, "Warwood Tool Company, Foot of Nineteenth Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV", 38 photos, 1 color transparency, 4 measured drawings, 35 data pages, 4 photo caption pages
- HAER No. WV-48-A, "Warwood Tool Company, Worker's House, 142 Eighteenth Street", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page
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