Country United States County Tucker GNIS feature ID 1552767 Local time Friday 1:45 PM | State West Virginia Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Elevation 476 m | |
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ZIP codes 26290-Past 26287-Current Weather 15°C, Wind S at 18 km/h, 73% Humidity | ||
St. George is an unincorporated community and former county seat of Tucker County, West Virginia.
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Map of St George, WV 26287, USA
It is located on Cheat River where it is joined by Minear Run.
History
Originally known as Fort Minear and then as Westernford, St. George was settled in 1774 by German immigrant John Minear and his son, Jonathan, after early scouting visits to the area.
In 1856, an act creating the county specified that Tucker's county court was to be held on the lands of Enoch Minear, descendant of Jonathan Minear. The town was then renamed Saint George in honor of Henry St. George Tucker, Jr. (1828–63), the son of the county's namesake, Henry St. George Tucker, Sr. (1780–1848). During the Tucker County Seat War, on the evening of August 1, 1893, vigilantes from Parsons seeking to move the county seat broke into the courthouse and stole the county records and the courthouse bell, moving the government of Tucker County to Parsons, where it has remained to this day.
The St. George Academy was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.