Mount Hope Incorporated 1921
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In its session of 1921, the West Virginia State Legislature created Mount Hope as a city. The city's charter came well after the city's developed commercial core and the construction of the residential neighborhoods. By the time the charter was approved and signed, Mount Hope was already the headquarters of the New.
River Company and the metropolis were fixed in the heart of the New River coal industry.
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In its session of 1921, the West Virginia State Legislature created Mount Hope as a city. The city's charter came well after the city's developed commercial core and the construction of the residential neighborhoods. By the time the charter was approved and signed, Mount Hope was already the headquarters of the New.
River Company and the metropolis were fixed in the heart of the New River coal industry.