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
Commons : Summersville - collection of images, videos, and audio files
