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Beckley is a city in and the county seat of Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 17,286 at the 2020 census , making it the ninth-most populous city in the state. It is the principal city of the Beckley metropolitan area of Southern West Virginia , home to 115,079 residents in 2020.
On December 31, 2014, West Virginia University announced that it would purchase MSU’s former Beckley campus for $8 million. [22] On September 1, 2015, the WVU board of governors approved a plan to move the West Virginia University Institute of Technology from its then-current campus in Montgomery to the former MSU campus in Beckley. [23]
Roughly bounded by Railroad Avenue, East Broad Street, Noble Street, Spruce Alley, South Front Street, and Washington Avenue 40°18′42″N 75°19′31″W / 40.311667°N 75.325278°W / 40.311667; -75.325278 ( Souderton Historic
WV 16 south – Beckley: south end of WV 16 overlap: see WV 16: Oak Hill: WV 16 north (Main Street) – Fayetteville: north end of WV 16 overlap: Montgomery: To US 60 (via WV 6) to Montgomery Bridge: Kanawha: Chelyan: To I-64 / I-77 / US 60 – Cedar Grove, Charleston, Beckley: interchange; I-77 exit 85; to Chelyan Bridge: Marmet: WV 94 south ...
Raleigh County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 74,591. [1] Its county seat is Beckley. [2] The county was founded in 1850 and is named for Sir Walter Raleigh. [3] Raleigh County is included in the Beckley, West Virginia, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Beckley Courthouse Square Historic District is a 70-acre (28 ha) historic district in Beckley, West Virginia, United States that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [1] The listing included 100 contributing buildings, including one or more designed by architect Alex B. Mahood. [1] [2]
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In 1871, an Act of the West Virginia Legislature severed a small portion to form part of Summers County. [6] In 1863, West Virginia's counties were divided into civil townships, with the intention of encouraging local government. Fayette County was originally divided into four townships: Falls, Fayetteville, Mountain Cove, and Sewell Mountain.