Mathias, West Virginia

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Mathias is an unincorporated community on the Lost River in Hardy County, West Virginia, USA. Mathias lies off of West Virginia Route 259. Before the consolidated school of East Hardy High School at Baker, Mathias had its own K-12 Mathias School.

Mathias has one bank (Summit Community Bank), two restaurants, a post office, one community center, car wash, laundromat, one gas station, a strip club (Paradise City), as well as Lost River State Park. It was founded by John Mathias....I am not sure about the year.

At one point it was also home to a mechanic's shop, which unfortunately exploded due to a gas pipe failure. The explosion was a result of the failure a one-inch rural field tap, which forced gas to migrate to the neighboring building, the Mathias Garage. The resulting explosion injured 5 individuals as noted in CASE NO. 07- 15 8 1 -GT-PC, as reviewed by the WV Public Services Commission. The wreckage and debris is still there, along SR 259 across the historic Mathias Home and Community Center Property.

Those in search of Prickly Pear Cactus will find them along the shale cliff located across SR 259 from the debris pile.

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Mathias, West Virginia is at coordinates 38°52′40″N 78°51′58″W / 38.8778893, -78.8661353 (Mathias, West Virginia)Coordinates: 38°52′40″N 78°51′58″W / 38.8778893, -78.8661353 (Mathias, West Virginia)

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County seat: Moorefield

Towns	Moorefield \| Wardensville

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