Gassaway, West Virginia
| Gassaway, West Virginia | |
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Elk Street (West Virginia Route 4) in downtown Gassaway in 2007
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 Location of Gassaway, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates: 38°40′15″N 80°46′13″W / 38.67083°N 80.77028°WCoordinates: 38°40′15″N 80°46′13″W / 38.67083°N 80.77028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Braxton |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Richard Roach |
| • Chief of Police | Open |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.22 sq mi (3.16 km2) |
| • Land | 1.16 sq mi (3.00 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
| Elevation | 860 ft (262 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 908 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 901 |
| • Density | 782.8/sq mi (302.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 26624 |
| Area code(s) | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-30220 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1539355 |
Gassaway is a town in Braxton County, West Virginia, in the United States. The population was 908 at the 2010 census. Gassaway was incorporated in 1905 and named for Henry Gassaway Davis, the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1904. The center of population of West Virginia is located approximately 7 miles (11 km) north of Gassaway.
The town was originally created at the ends of two divisions of the Coal and Coke Railway, one originating in Charleston and the other originating in Elkins. Because of its central location, the area was an ideal place to build shops to facilitate the transition between the relatively flat Charleston division, which could operate with standard equipment, and the more hilly Elkins division of the Coal & Coke which required heavier engines. The town was laid out in 1904, and over the next decade, businesses and infrastructure such as hotels, a bank, stores, schools, a hospital, office buildings and churches appeared to serve the growing population. By 1915, the Coal & Coke Railway Company had completed work on a depot to facilitate passenger service to the town. The Gassaway Depot still stands today and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
Gassaway is located at 38°40′15″N 80°46′13″W / 38.67083°N 80.77028°W (38.670712, -80.770413), along the Elk River.
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