Clarksburg, West Virginia
| Clarksburg | |||
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| Nickname : Jewel of the Hills | |||
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| Location in West Virginia | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1785 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | West Virginia | ||
| County : | Harrison County | ||
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 17 ′ N , 80 ° 20 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 16,743 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 677.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 24.7 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) of which 24.7 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 303 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 26301, 26302, 26306, 26461 | ||
| FIPS : | 54-15628 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1537358 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofclarksburgwv.com | ||
| Mayor : | Patsy Trecost | ||
Clarksburg is a city in the US state of West Virginia and is the county seat of Harrison County . According to the 2000 census , the place has 16,743 inhabitants.
history
Named after George Rogers Clark since 1778 , the place was officially registered as a parish in 1785. In 1836 the Northwestern Turnpike reached Clarksburg, which was paved here in 1848 and now runs through the city as US Highway 50 . Before that, a daily carriage connection and a postal service to Parkersburg had already been set up in 1840 , which also provided a connection to steam navigation on the Ohio River . In 1856 the city was connected to the railway network.
traffic
US Highway 50 and Interstate 79 intersect approximately three miles east of downtown . North Central West Virginia Airport ( IATA airport code CKB), which is operated by the neighboring city of Bridgeport , is just under ten kilometers to the east .
sons and daughters of the town
- Tony Anthony (born 1937), actor
- Phyllis Curtin (1921-2016), opera singer (soprano)
- John W. Davis (1873–1955), politician
- Guy D. Goff (1866-1933), politician
- Nathan Goff (1843–1920), politician
- John D. Hoblitzell (1912–1962), politician
- Thomas Jonathan Jackson (1824–1863), General of the Confederate Army
- Lloyd Lowndes (1845–1905), Governor of the State of Maryland 1896–1900
- Frederick Mosteller (1916–2006), statistician
- Bumps Myers (1912–1968), jazz and R&B saxophonist
- Elliott Northcott (1869–1946), diplomat and federal judge
- Maxwell Sommerville (1829-1904), gem collector and researcher
- Cyrus Vance (1917–2002), US Secretary of State 1977–1980
Individual evidence
- ^ Clarksburg Historical facts. (No longer available online.) Clarksburg Visitors Bureau, archived from the original September 26, 2009 ; accessed on January 19, 2010 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ North Central West Virginia Airport. www.airnav.com, accessed January 19, 2010 .
