political group in the late 1870s, the Readjuster Party, a coalition of Democrats, Republicans, and African-Americans seeking a reduction in Virginia's prewar debt by allocating an appropriate portion to the new State of West Virginia. For several decades, Virginia and West Virginia disputed the new state's share of the Virginia government's debt. The issue was finally settled in 1915, when the United States Supreme Court ruled that West Virginia owed Virginia $12,393,929.50. The final installment of this sum was paid off in 1939. U.S. Highway system, numbering U.S. Route 250 was created in 1928 and was originally routed from U.S. Route 50 in Grafton, West Virginia north/west to U.S. Route 20 in Norwalk, Ohio. In 1932, the route was expanded north/west to Sandusky, Ohio. In 1934, the route was expanded southward and eastward to Richmond, Virginia. Major intersections Ohio in Sandusky north-northwest of Milan in Norwalk in Ashland. The highways travel concurrently through Ashland. east of Ashland west-southwest of Wooster. The highways travel concurrently to southeast of Wooster. in Wilmot. The highways travel concurrently through Wilmot. south-southeast of Strasburg. The highways travel concurrently to New Philadelphia. in Uhrichsville in Cadiz. The highways travel concurrently through Cadiz. in Bridgeport. The highways travel concurrently to Wheeling, West Virginia. West Virginia on Wheeling Island. The highways travel concurrently to Wheeling. in Wheeling in Fairmont. The highways travel concurrently through Fairmont. in White Hall west-southwest of Prunytown. The highways travel concurrently to Prunytown. north-northwest of Webster. The highways travel concurrently to Philippi. north of Norton. The highways travel concurrently to Elkins. north of Elkins. The highways travel concurrently to Huttonsville. Virginia in Monterey in Staunton. The highways travel concurrently through Staunton. in Staunton in Waynesboro in Waynesboro. The highways travel concurrently through Waynesboro. in Rockfish Gap in Yancey Mills west-northwest of Charlottesville. The highways travel concurrently to Charlottesville. east-southeast of Charlottesville in Zion X-Roads in Gum Spring east-southeast of Short Pump in Dumbarton in Richmond. The highways travel concurrently through the city. in Richmond in Richmond in Richmond References External links Endpoints of U.S. Highway 250 50-2 1