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Metro Valley Regional Informarion
Here, in West Virginia's heartland, the State Capitol graces Charleston's historic East End, which leads to tree-lined streets, Capitol Market, the new Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences and other urban treasures. Follow the river west to Huntington for a visit to Marshall University, a stroll through a nationally acclaimed art museum or to enjoy a riverfront jazz fest. Other highlights: myriad outdoor activities, antiques and handcrafts, heritage trails and history museums.
Boone County- Formed in 1847 and named for frontiersman Daniel Boone. The leading industrial and agricultural products are coal, lumber, natural gas, tobacco and strawberries. The county seat, Madison, was the site of the first Boone Court House, which burned during the Civil War. The town was incorporated in 1906 and named for Colonel William Madison Peyton, pioneer coal operator, and a leader of the movement to create the county.
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Cabell County- Created in 1809 from Kanawha County and named in honor of William H. Cabell, governor of Virginia, from 1805 -1808. The chief agricultural and industrial products are tobacco, dairying, fruit, poultry, sorghum, glass, alloys of nickel, railway and mine cars, clothing, steel, rails, chemicals, shoes, lumber and natural gas. The county seat of Huntington was incorporated in 1871 and named for its founder, Collis P. Huntington. Huntington was a civil engineer and president of the C&O Railroad.
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He laid out the town to be the western terminus for his railroad. In 1884, he became the first man in the United States to ride his own railroad car from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean over tracks he either owned or controlled. Heritage Village was built from the old Ohio River Railroad Depot as a memorial to HuntingtonPhone: 800-CALL WVA (1-800-225-5982) Address: 90 MacCorkle Ave. SW City: Metro Valley~ State: WV Zip: 25303 Region: Metro Valley Url: http://www.wvtourism.com/spec.aspx?pgID=103 Canaan Valley - Albright - Davis - - Mathias - Keyser - Thomas - Berkeley Springs - Potomac Highlands~ - Fayetteville - Harpers Ferry - West Virginia Regions - Roanoke - Moorefield - Beckley - Eastern Panhandle~ - Hico - Cass - Petersburg - Snowshoe - Elkins - Hatfield-McCoyMountains~ - Ansted - Franklin - Philippi - Fairmont - Buckhannon - NewRiverGreenbriarValley~ |
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