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Kanawha City is a neighborhood of the city of Charleston in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. It is in the southeastern part of the city, and located along WV 61 (MacCorkle Ave.) It officially starts at the 35th Street bridge, where there is a sign welcoming visitors.
Port Amherst is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Port Amherst is located on the Kanawha River southeast of Charleston . It is the northern terminus of the West Virginia Turnpike and is also served by U.S. Route 60 .
The Kanawha Saline(s) post office was established in 1814 and discontinued in 1879. [2] The community changed its name to Malden, establishing Malden PO in 1879; it closed in 1961. [2] This probably means that Malden became a Rural Branch of Charleston in 1961. The present name most likely is derived from Malden, Massachusetts. [3]
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 ...
Charleston Metropolitan Area; County 2021 Estimate 2020 Census Change Kanawha County: 177,952 180,745 −1.55%: Jackson County: 27,738 27,791 −0.19%
Winifrede is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.Winifrede is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southwest of Chesapeake.Winifrede has a post office with ZIP code 25214. [2]
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 ...
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.