John Holliday was an early
American
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pioneer
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In the United States pioneer commonly refers to an American pioneer, a person in American history who migrated west to join in settling and dev ...
who was the first white settler to build a cabin along a
cove
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on Harmon Creek in what was once
Brooke County, West Virginia
Brooke County is a county in the Northern Panhandle of the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,559. Its county seat is Wellsburg. The county was created in 1797 from part of Ohio County and named in hon ...
(formerly western
Virginia
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) but today is
Hancock County, West Virginia
Hancock County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,095. Its county seat is New Cumberland and its largest city is Weirton. The county was created from Brooke County in 1848 and named f ...
. The town of
Hollidays Cove Hollidays Cove is a neighborhood in Weirton, West Virginia, Weirton, West Virginia, United States. Founded in 1793, Hollidays Cove was the earliest permanent white settlement in what was then Brooke County, Virginia, Brooke County, Virginia, later b ...
was named after John Holliday and was officially founded i
1793
See also
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Hollidays Cove Hollidays Cove is a neighborhood in Weirton, West Virginia, Weirton, West Virginia, United States. Founded in 1793, Hollidays Cove was the earliest permanent white settlement in what was then Brooke County, Virginia, Brooke County, Virginia, later b ...
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Hancock County, West Virginia
Hancock County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,095. Its county seat is New Cumberland and its largest city is Weirton. The county was created from Brooke County in 1848 and named f ...
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Weirton, West Virginia
Weirton () is a city in Brooke and Hancock counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Located primarily in Hancock County, the city lies in the northern portions of the state's Northern Panhandle region. As of the 2020 census, the city's pop ...
External links
Hancock County FactsWeirton Cyclopedia
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