Charleston, West Virginia

Identifier
NJS-PLC-00079
Place Type
City, Town, or Village
Description
Charleston is the capital of West Virginia. Records created prior to the Civil War will refer to "Charleston, Virginia," because this was before West Virginia broke off to form a separate state.
Locality
Charleston
County (Modern)
Kanawha County
State or Province
West Virginia
Country
United States of America
Latitude
38.350719
Longitude
-81.630359
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_West_Virginia
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
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