• Source: Pickens, West Virginia

      • Pickens is a census-designated place (CDP) in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. Pickens is 13 miles (21 km) west-southwest of Huttonsville. It is the home of the Cunningham-Roberts Museum. Pickens has a post office with ZIP code 26230. As of the 2010 census, its population was 66.


      History


      In 1891, George M. Whitescarver (1831-1914), a railroad official and coal and timber magnate, along with several other investors, purchased a large tract of land in Randolph County from James Pickens, Jr. Here they built several planing mills and a sawmill that had a capacity of ten million feet per year. Pickens was founded and named the following year, by which time the railroad had been extended to that point.


      Climate


      The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Pickens has a marine west coast climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps.


      Notable people


      Admiral Frank G. Fahrion, USN, was born in Pickens.
      John Joseph Swint (1879-1962), fourth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling and later named archbishop ad personam by Pope Pius XII, was born and raised in Pickens.
      Hans Lineweaver (1907–2009), physical chemist known for popularizing the double-reciprocal plot, was born in Pickens.


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