Winona,_West_Virginia

Winona, West Virginia

Winona, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

Winona is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Winona is 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Fayetteville. Winona has a post office with ZIP code 25942.[2] The community has the name of Winona Gwinn, the daughter of a settler.[3]

For the extinct community in Taylor County, see Winona, Taylor County, West Virginia.
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African-American historian Carter G. Woodson taught at a school in Winona founded by black miners for their children from 1898–1900.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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  3. [3]
    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. 686.
  4. [4]
    Goggin, Jacqueline. Carter G. Woodson: A Life in Black History, p. 15 (1997)


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