Summersville, West Virginia
Summersville | ||
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Nicholas County Courthouse in Summersville |
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Location in West Virginia | ||
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Basic data | ||
Foundation : | 1824 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | West Virginia | |
County : | Nicholas County | |
Coordinates : | 38 ° 17 ′ N , 80 ° 51 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | |
Residents : | 3,294 (as of: 2000) | |
Population density : | 299.5 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 11.0 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of which 11.0 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) are land |
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Height : | 573 m | |
Postal code : | 26651 | |
Area code : | +1 304 | |
FIPS : | 54-77980 | |
GNIS ID : | 1547739 | |
Website : | www.summersvillewv.org | |
Mayor : | Robert Shafer |
Summersville is a US city and seat of the county seat of Nicholas County in the US state of West Virginia and has 3300 inhabitants (2006).
Worth seeing
- The place is known for the Summersville Lake , the largest lake in West Virginia.
- At and in the Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park the fighting took place in the Kanawha Valley during the American Civil War , which was decided in favor of the Union troops.
Culture
Summerville is the venue for the annual Potato Festival ( Potato Festival ).
sons and daughters of the town
- John D. Alderson , politician, US House of Representatives
Web links
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