Shaw is a former town in
Mineral County, in the
U.S. state
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of
West Virginia
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.
History
A post office called Shaw was established in 1881, and remained in operation until 1973. The community was named after Major Alexander Shaw, a railroad official. The town site was inundated and destroyed by the creation of
Jennings Randolph Lake.
References
https://www.mineralwv.org/history-shaw/
Geography of Mineral County, West Virginia
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