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Kanawha County (/ k ə ˈ n ɔː ə / kə-NAW-ə) is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 180,745, [1] making it West Virginia's most populous county. [2] The county seat is Charleston, [3] which is also the state capital and most populous city. Kanawha County is part of the Charleston, WV ...
South Charleston was established in 1906, but not incorporated until 1917. [4] Leonidas Henrie Oakes Sr. (1843-1894) was a member of the West Virginia State Legislature. His son, Leonidas Henrie Oakes Jr. (1873-1949) was the mayor of South Charleston for many years. He was mayor from 1920 to 1921 and also from 1930 to 1946.
It is the largest metropolitan area entirely within the state of West Virginia. The Huntington Metro Area adds to the Charleston–Huntington, WV-OH-KY CSA and spans three states (West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio), while the core county of the Charleston area, Kanawha County, is more populous than the West Virginia portion of the Huntington area.
The beach in these areas is also fronted by many cottages and homes, but unlike in Wasaga Beach, the beaches are mostly private property. The beach's position on the waters of Nottawasaga Bay means that summer temperatures are moderated somewhat by the water, so summer days can be quite comfortable especially when there is a breeze off the bay.
Charleston City Hall, West Virginia, in 2009. Charleston functions has a mayor-council form of city government. The mayor is the city's designated chief executive, with the duty to see that all city laws and ordinances are enforced. The mayor gives general supervision over all executive departments, offices, and agencies of the city government ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
Point Pleasant is a city in and the county seat of Mason County, West Virginia, United States, [6] at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers. The population was 4,101 at the 2020 census . [ 3 ]
Kanawha County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Charleston, West Virginia. It is located across from the Charleston City Hall, and is a block-long structure constructed in 1892 of rock-face masonry. It is noteworthy for its picturesque massing and precise Richardsonian Romanesque design.