Here's how the West Virginia town of ‘Hundred’ got its unique name

1/28/2024

HUNDRED, W.Va. — There was a time soon after the completion of the B&O Railroad when passengers would clamber to the car windows to catch a glimpse of "Old Hundred." He was a marvel of a man who, even after his hundredth birthday, labored in his fields to the delight of passersby.

The town of Hundred (population 299 as of 2010) was named for that man, Henry Church.

The community remains the lone bearer of that name, and travelers on US-250 — bound through the hills from Fairmont or Morgantown in the east to Moundsville or New Martinsville in the west — are often interested in knowing something of its origin.

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Here's how the West Virginia town of ‘Hundred’ got its unique name

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