Rand is a

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(CDP) on the

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in Kanawha County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,631. It is surrounded by the communities of Malden and DuPont City.

History

The unincorporated community within the historic Kanawha Salines area, was named after Plus Rand Levi, son of Mordecai Levi, patent holder of the Brick Road. Originally named "Plus" in 1907–1909 when large tract was purchased from Dickinson family. But due to a town already called plus, the community would become known as Levi until around the 1930s or 1940s where it would change again due to a town in Braxton county already named Levi, thus adopting the current name of Rand.

Notable people

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wide receiver and

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analyst

Randy Moss Randy Gene Moss (born February 13, 1977) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, Tennessee ...

was born and raised in Rand, as well as Samuel Singleton Jr, a former minor league baseball player. The

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production ''Rand University'', which chronicled Moss’ journey from Rand to the National Football League, was largely filmed in Rand; the title refers to the area behind the town’s only hangout spot, a 7-Eleven store where many locals openly drink alcohol behind the store’s dumpsters.

References

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20071109011641/http://www.picturehistory.com/product/id/12999 *https://web.archive.org/web/20080709025325/http://www.picturehistory.com/product/id/13000 *https://web.archive.org/web/20110209112717/http://www.wvculture.org/history/placnamr.html Census-designated places in Kanawha County, West Virginia Census-designated places in West Virginia Charleston, West Virginia metropolitan area Populated places on the Kanawha River {{KanawhaCountyWV-geo-stub