valley west_virginia valley populated place post office south branch line baltimore state west_virginia centered near intersection located present day corporate boundaries valley developed following completion south branch line rail line original southern terminus corresponding built established post office valley remaining operation june following closure valley post office mail routed post office history land valley later developed originally survey thomas 6th lord south branch survey extended north end trough confluence north south branches lord originally planned maintain survey personal manor later commissioned survey south branch sale lease land lots ranging size acres acres valley located northern section lot number lord granted gentleman virginia ownership lot number parcel later surveyor april lot number bound west south branch north south lot number western area present day corporate boundaries located lot number eastern boundary stretched present day neighborhoods location valley included surveyor plan dated june forested lands remained undeveloped 19th century baltimore agreed complete planned rail line baltimore main line construction rail line began immediately completed spanned length miles original southern terminus baltimore south branch line built southern end valley developed south branch line formally opened traffic september time received baltimore continued operate south branch line later acquired property outright deed november arrival baltimore depot valley brought residential development west east valley september conducted public auction farm fields atop overlooking south branch land located atop hill west valley subdivided fields lots planned development known sold land lots auction lots sold privately free lot given set aside lots bluff site future hospital planned deed entity willing build passenger freight services expanded populated place continued develop depot need post office began grow february location form submitted suggesting valley post office located form noted post office valley located mere miles northeast post office south branch line established post office valley post office valley june mail afterward routed post office valley included transportation map compiled new descriptive west_virginia published beginning arrival baltimore south branch line 1880s passenger train conducted trips daily morning noon evening valley baltimore main line 1930s passenger south branch line began decline passenger service finally discontinued shortly special passenger train carried students west virginia schools deaf blind arriving valley fall departing spring students home special train transport students west virginia schools deaf blind departed depot spring freight operations later ceased station closed demolished soon baltimore merged system planned close abandon south branch line spur remained service illustrated survey map october system transferred ownership south branch line turn owned operated transition spur abandoned rail commercial activity valley ceased geography valley located approximately miles northwest downtown depot valley stretches miles north farm small unnamed tributary stream flows paralleling spur south branch rail line entirety course valley valley connected southeast west lane location valley surrounding covered secondary forest residential areas hill west depot hill east remain
Valley, West Virginia