▁feet ▁before ▁joining ▁the ▁W VB DC , ▁and ▁the ▁down stream ▁stretch ▁is ▁not ▁normally ▁given ▁a ▁separate ▁name ▁on ▁maps . ▁At ▁one ▁time , ▁there ▁were ▁two ▁covered ▁brid ges ▁in ▁W ad est own ; ▁one ▁sp anning ▁the ▁North ▁F ork ▁and ▁one ▁sp anning ▁the ▁un named ▁stretch . ▁A ▁sharp ▁r idge ▁j uts ▁into ▁W ad est own ▁from ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁two ▁prominent ▁buildings ▁— ▁the ▁West ▁Warren ▁Bapt ist ▁Church ▁( organ ized ▁ 1 8 5 4 ) ▁and ▁the ▁W ad est own ▁Method ist ▁Church ▁( organ ized ▁ 1 8 4 2 , ▁built ▁ 1 8 5 4 ) ▁— ▁once ▁looked ▁down ▁upon ▁the ▁village ▁from ▁there . ▁Both ▁churches ▁have ▁since ▁re located ▁and ▁the ▁height s ▁are ▁now ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁large ▁W ad est own ▁C emetery ▁with ▁its ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 , 1 0 0 ▁inter ments . ▁ ▁History ▁W ad est own ▁was ▁first ▁called ▁West ▁Warren . ▁It ▁became ▁W ad est own ▁som etime ▁after ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁when ▁Thomas ▁B . ▁W ade ▁( 1 7 8 7 - 1 8 6 9 ) ▁— ▁a ▁locally ▁prominent ▁phys ician , ▁far mer ▁and ▁land owner ▁— ▁bought ▁ 2 3 2 ▁acres ▁of ▁land ▁from ▁his ▁brother ▁El ish a ▁W ade ▁( 1 7 9 5 - 1 8 4 3 ) ▁on ▁the ▁Left ▁F ork ▁of ▁D unk ard ▁Creek ▁for