Ansted, West Virginia
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Ansted is a town in Fayette County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The population was 1,303 at the 2020 census. It is situated on high bluffs along U.S. Route 60 on a portion of the Midland Trail
View from the top of Gauley Mountain, looking over the town of Ansted towards the New River Gorge Bridge nearly six miles away.
Westlake Cemetery marker on the Midland Trail in Ansted, West Virginia.
Dr. David T. Ansted, British scientist and geologist (1814–1880)
A scenic view of the New River Gorge from Lovers' Leap in Hawks Nest State Park, Ansted, West Virginia
Sheriff Blake
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John Frederick "Sheriff" Blake was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1920 to 1931 and 1937. He played for the St. Louis Browns, St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Ph
Ansted, West Virginia
…20.7% of families and 23.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.5% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over. Sheriff Blake, Major League Baseball pitcher Tom Pridemore, legislator and football player…
1923 Zeenut Sheriff Blake