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The Staunton–Parkersburg Turnpike was built in what is now the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia during the second quarter of the 19th century to provide a roadway from Staunton, Virginia and the upper Shenandoah Valley to the Ohio River at present-day Parkersburg, West Virginia. Engineered by Claudius Crozet through the mountainous ...
The historic Monroe County Courthouse in Union. Location of Union in Monroe County, West Virginia. / 37.59111°N 80.54306°W / 37.59111; -80.54306. Union is a town in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. Union’s population is 427 as of 2020. [2] It is the county seat of Monroe County.
A United Bank branch in Clarendon, Arlington, Virginia. United Bankshares, Inc. is a bank holding company dual-headquartered in Charleston, West Virginia and Fairfax, Virginia with operations in West Virginia, Virginia, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia in the United States. [2]
Jefferson County is located in the Shenandoah Valley in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. It is the easternmost county of the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 57,701. [1] Its county seat is Charles Town. [2]
The West Virginia State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of West Virginia, and houses the West Virginia Legislature and the office of the Governor of West Virginia. Located in Charleston, West Virginia, the building was dedicated in 1932. [2] Along with the West Virginia Executive Mansion it is part of the West Virginia ...
Jane Lew is located at 39°6′33″N 80°24′27″W (39.109203, -80.407624), [6] along Hackers Creek in northern Lewis County. [7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.25 square miles (0.65 km 2 ), of which 0.24 square miles (0.62 km 2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km 2) is water.
West Virginia was officially admitted as a U.S. state on June 20, 1863. The area that comprises West Virginia was originally part of the British Virginia Colony (1607–1776) and the western part of the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia (1776–1788), and state of Virginia (1788–1863). Western Virginia became sharply divided over the issue of ...
Green Bank is a census-designated place in Pocahontas County in West Virginia 's Potomac Highlands inside the Allegheny Mountain Range. Green Bank is located along WV 28. Green Bank is home to the Green Bank Observatory and is also close to the Snowshoe Mountain ski resort. As of the 2020 census, its population was 141.