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The community was named after [[Vulcan (mythology)|Vulcan]], the god of fire in Roman mythology.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kenny|first=Hamill|title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=676;size=125|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press|location=Piedmont, WV|page=652}}</ref>
The community was named after [[Vulcan (mythology)|Vulcan]], the god of fire in Roman mythology.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kenny|first=Hamill|title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=676;size=125|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press|location=Piedmont, WV|page=652}}</ref>


In 1977, John Robinette, acting mayor of Vulcan, requested foreign aid from the [[Soviet Union]] and [[East Germany]] to replace the town's bridge after unsuccessful efforts to get the state to replace it. The bridge was the sole route to legally enter and exit the town, and it had collapsed two years previously.<ref>http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/program.pl?ID=253642</ref> Russian journalist Iona Andronov visited Vulcan on December 17, 1977 to meet with Robinette and survey the problem. Within an hour of his visit, reporters were told that the state would replace the bridge. The West Virginia state legislature provided $1.3 million in funding to replace the bridge.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1991/07/22/us/west-virginia-roads-a-bumpy-legacy-lives-on.html|title=West Virginia Roads: A Bumpy Legacy Lives On|last=DePARLE|first=JASON|date=1991-07-22|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-02-26|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0g0wAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sgUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2235%2C462258|title=West Virginia Bridge Being Built Without Russian Aid|last=|first=|date=1980-01-02|work=Ocala Star-Banner|access-date=2018-02-25|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|via=Google Newspaper Archive}}</ref>
In 1977, John Robinette, acting mayor of Vulcan, requested foreign aid from the [[Soviet Union]] and [[East Germany]] to replace the town's bridge after unsuccessful efforts to get the state to replace it. The bridge was the sole route to legally enter and exit the town, and it had collapsed two years previously.<ref>http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/program.pl?ID=253642</ref> <ref>http://appalachianmagazine.com/2014/02/23/the-west-virginia-town-that-applied-for-soviet-foreign-aid-1/ </ref> Russian journalist Iona Andronov visited Vulcan on December 17, 1977 to meet with Robinette and survey the problem. Within an hour of his visit, reporters were told that the state would replace the bridge. The West Virginia state legislature provided $1.3 million in funding to replace the bridge.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1991/07/22/us/west-virginia-roads-a-bumpy-legacy-lives-on.html|title=West Virginia Roads: A Bumpy Legacy Lives On|last=DePARLE|first=JASON|date=1991-07-22|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-02-26|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0g0wAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sgUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2235%2C462258|title=West Virginia Bridge Being Built Without Russian Aid|last=|first=|date=1980-01-02|work=Ocala Star-Banner|access-date=2018-02-25|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|via=Google Newspaper Archive}}</ref>
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Vulcan, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Vulcan, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Vulcan, West Virginia
Vulcan, West Virginia
Vulcan, West Virginia is located in the United States
Vulcan, West Virginia
Vulcan, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°33′08″N 82°07′33″W / 37.55222°N 82.12583°W / 37.55222; -82.12583
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMingo
Elevation
738 ft (225 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
25697
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555899[1]

Vulcan is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. Vulcan is located along the Tug Fork across from the state of Kentucky.

Vulcan postmark

The community was named after Vulcan, the god of fire in Roman mythology.[2]

In 1977, John Robinette, acting mayor of Vulcan, requested foreign aid from the Soviet Union and East Germany to replace the town's bridge after unsuccessful efforts to get the state to replace it. The bridge was the sole route to legally enter and exit the town, and it had collapsed two years previously.[3] [4] Russian journalist Iona Andronov visited Vulcan on December 17, 1977 to meet with Robinette and survey the problem. Within an hour of his visit, reporters were told that the state would replace the bridge. The West Virginia state legislature provided $1.3 million in funding to replace the bridge.[5][6]

Vulcan in 2014
Vulcan in 2014

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 652.
  3. ^ http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/program.pl?ID=253642
  4. ^ http://appalachianmagazine.com/2014/02/23/the-west-virginia-town-that-applied-for-soviet-foreign-aid-1/
  5. ^ DePARLE, JASON (1991-07-22). "West Virginia Roads: A Bumpy Legacy Lives On". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  6. ^ "West Virginia Bridge Being Built Without Russian Aid". Ocala Star-Banner. 1980-01-02. Retrieved 2018-02-25 – via Google Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)


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