Helvetia, West Virginia
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Helvetia is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, USA. Helvetia was settled by a group of Swiss and German immigrants, who arrived via Brooklyn, New York in 1869. In addition to farmers and herdsmen, many craftsmen and professionals were among the settlers: stone masons; carpenters; painters; wagon, shoe, watch, hat, and cheese makers; musicians; teachers; ministers; and doctors. By 1874 additional groups arriving from other parts of the United States and Switzerland had boosted the population to 308.
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