Huntington,
Collis Potter 1821-1900; U.S. railroad builder
Huntington,
Samuel 1731-96; Am. statesman: signer of the Declaration of Independence
city in W W.Va., on the Ohio River: pop. 51,000
Origin:
after Collis Potter Huntington, its founder
See Huntington in American Heritage Dictionary 4
A city of western West Virginia on the Ohio River west of Charleston. Founded in 1871 as a railroad terminus, it has glass and chemical industries. Population: 49,000.
, Collis Potter 1821-1900.
American transportation executive who built the western section of the first U.S. transcontinental railroad (completed 1869).
, Samuel 1731-1796.
American Revolutionary leader. He was president of the Continental Congress (1779-1781 and 1783), a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and governor of Connecticut (1786-1796).