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Hurricane 〔Local residents pronounce the last syllable of the town name approximately like "kin," not "cane" (such as a hurricane, for which the standard American English pronunciation is used).〕 is a city in Putnam County, West Virginia, in the United States. The population was 6,284 at the 2010 census. Hurricane is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 287,702. New definitions from February 28, 2013 placed the population at 363,000. ==History== Hurricane was named after Hurricane Creek, which was, in turn, named after a group of trees at the mouth of the river bent in one direction. A party of surveyors commissioned by George Washington noted the site appeared to have been struck by a hurricane,〔(::City of Hurricane:: )〕 giving rise to the name. Locals pronounce the town (HURR-i-KINN) not (HURR-i-CANE)〔(City of Hurricane Welcome Videos )〕. Less than southeast of Hurricane is a post office named Tornado. A town named Hurricane Bridge was located where West Virginia Route 34 now crosses the creek, near current-day Hurricane. The town can be traced back to an 1811 Virginia map. The town primarily consisted of a small inn. On March 28, 1863, Union and Confederate forces fought a Civil War battle at Hurricane Bridge, now known as the Skirmish at Hurricane Bridge.〔(Skirmish at Hurricane Bridge )〕 Hurricane itself can be traced back to 1873, when a railroad track was laid through the town and a small depot was constructed. It was during this period that Main Street developed, and other businesses in the area. Hurricane was a trading and residential town for tobacco growers and other farmers in the early 1900s. The fire department was established March 2, 1936. It was incorporated as a town in 1888, and as a city in the 1970s. The three oldest continuously operating businesses are: *The ''Hurricane Breeze'', a weekly newspaper established October 1900 *Putnam County Bank, established October 25, 1901 *Rappold's Barber Shop, established June 1906 In the early 1990s, the old depot, which once served as the catalyst for the town's development, was torn down and replaced with a small gazebo. It was also during the 1990s that the city began to see a surge in urban growth as several subdivisions were established in the city limits. The population increase resulted in the widening of Route 34, a connecting road to Teays Valley, and an expansion of Hurricane High School. In 2002, a winning multi-state Powerball ticket was sold at a convenience store in Teays Valley near the city of Hurricane. The winning ticketholder was Jack Whittaker. At the time it was the largest jackpot ever won by a single winning ticket in the history of American lottery. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hurricane, West Virginia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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