Lockwood, West Virginia
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Lockwood is an unincorporated community
in western Nicholas County, West Virginia
, United States
. The town is situated along Otter Creek and West Virginia Route 39.
The community is named in honor of Belva Ann Lockwood
, a presidential candidate and early feminist.
Lockwood post office
was established in 1893.
The Lockwood Historic District
was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1998.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in western Nicholas County, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The town is situated along Otter Creek and West Virginia Route 39.
The community is named in honor of Belva Ann Lockwood
Belva Ann Lockwood
Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood was an American attorney, politician, educator, and author. She was active in working for women's rights, although the term feminist was not in use. The press of her day referred to her as a "suffragist," someone who believed in women's suffrage or voting rights...
, a presidential candidate and early feminist.
Lockwood post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
was established in 1893.
The Lockwood Historic District
Lockwood Historic District
Lockwood Historic District is a national historic district located at Lockwood, Nicholas County, West Virginia. The district includes 26 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site. The district encompasses the community of Lockwood. All the buildings are of frame or log construction...
was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1998.
See also
- Belva, West VirginiaBelva, West VirginiaBelva is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in west Nicholas County and north Fayette County, West Virginia, United States; while the CDP only includes the Nicholas County portion, the Fayette County portion is considered part of the community...
, another community in Nicholas County named for Lockwood.