Sedan is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Hampshire County in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its so ...
of
West Virginia
West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American ...
. Sedan is located between
Hanging Rock and
Delray Delray is the name of several communities in the United States of America:
*Delray, Georgia
*Delray, Detroit, Michigan
*Delray, Texas
*Delray, West Virginia
*Delray Beach, Florida
*Delray Gardens, Florida
*Delray Shores, Florida
;See also
* Battle ...
on Delray Road (
West Virginia Route 29
West Virginia Route 29 is a north–south state highway located in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 55 and West Virginia Route 259 (Corridor H) in Baker, Hardy County. Th ...
) in the
North River Valley. The community was named for the
Battle of Sedan
The Battle of Sedan was fought during the Franco-Prussian War from 1 to 2 September 1870. Resulting in the capture of Napoleon III, Emperor Napoleon III and over a hundred thousand troops, it effectively decided the war in favour of Prussia and ...
, shortly after the battle was fought during the
Franco-Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the War of 1870, was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the North German Confederation led by the Kingdom of Prussia. Lasting from 19 July 1870 to 28 Janua ...
on September 1, 1870. A post office
operated in Sedan from 1871 to 1935.
References
Unincorporated communities in Hampshire County, West Virginia
Unincorporated communities in West Virginia
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