Warwood, West Virginia
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Warwood is an unincorporated community within Wheeling city in Ohio County
Ohio County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 47,427 people, 19,733 households, and 12,155 families residing in the county. The population density was 447 people per square mile . There were 22,166 housing units at an average density of 209 per square mile...

, 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
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. It lies at an elevation of 673 feet (205 m). It was named for the Warwood Tool Company. Founded by Henry Warwood of Martins Ferry, Ohio
Martins Ferry, Ohio
During the census of 2000, there were 7,226 people, 3,202 households, and 1,959 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,345.1 people per square mile . There were 3,680 housing units at an average density of 1,703.6 per square mile...

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.http://books.google.com/books?id=G43kOop0fMUC&pg=PA25&lpg=PA25&dq=Warwood+tool+company+history&source=bl&ots=580EYSYVx4&sig=9OdjXkhcIeshzHwCxeoVhw0O7a4&hl=en&ei=GCGTScaBE5SQmQfe4oS7DA&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=10&ct=result#PPA25,M1
Warwood Tool Company have been pioneers in the manufacture of heavy forged hand tools and railroad maintenance tools since 1854.
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