Wallback, West Virginia
Wallback, West Virginia | |
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| Coordinates:38°33′56″N81°07′49″W/ 38.56556°N 81.13028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| Counties | ClayandRoane |
| Elevation | 764 ft (233 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5(Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4(EDT) |
| ZIP code | 25285 |
| Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
| GNISfeature ID | 1555908[1] |
Wallbackis anunincorporated communityinClayandRoanecounties,West Virginia,United States. Wallback is located at the junction ofInterstate 79andWest Virginia Route 36,7.5 miles (12.1 km) north-northwest ofClay.Wallback has apost officewithZIP code25285.[2]
The community is named forJohn de Barth Walbach,an Alsatian hussar of the French Revolutionary Wars who became an aide toAlexander Hamilton,rose to Adjutant General of the United States during theWar of 1812,and was the oldest acting officer in U.S. history. Walbach inherited 10,000 acres on the Elk River from his father, CountJean-Joseph de Barth,who led the "French 500"[3]fleeing the French Revolution and foundingGallipolis, Ohio.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
References
[edit]- ^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wallback, West Virginia
- ^ZIP Code Lookup
- ^"The French 500".Gallia County Genealogical Society.
- ^Smith, William Henry (1882).The St. Clair Papers: The Life and Public Services of Arthur St. Clair, Soldier of the Revolutionary War; President of the Continental Congress; and Governor of the North-western Territory; with His Correspondence and Other Papers.R. Clarke. p.195.RetrievedAugust 13,2016.
- ^"Prospects for the Gallipolis Settlement: French Diplomatic Dispatches".1994. pp. 41–56.
- ^"New Hampshire Gazette". July 1, 1834.
- ^"Death of the Oldest Soldier in the Army".Richmond Dispatch. June 12, 1857.
- ^"Political Mirror Virginia"(PDF).1801.
- ^Kenny, Hamill (1945).West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains.Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 656.
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