WEST VIRGINIA NEIGHBORHOODS Click on the following red links to visit the web site of neighborhoods/cities and schools in the Kanawha County and Putnam County WV area. Kanawha County - Kanawha County, West Virginia is one of the most dynamic and diversified areas in the United States! Kanawha County today is an exciting technology center that is earning recognition in information technology, medical research, chemical synthesis research, and telecommunications.
While Kanawha County is a great place for business, it's also a tremendous place to live and to have fun! There are festivals for every occasion, a bright nightlife, theater, symphony, ballet, museums, collegiate sports, a complete menu of international restaurants - plus gorgeous mountains, and a neighboring international city all within a few hours via interstate highways. Putnam County - This site will connect you to the Chamber of Commerce, County Government, or Community Connection. City of Charleston - The City of Charleston, West Virginia, where our people are known for genuine hospitality and follow their passions to make our city a great place to live, visit and invest in the future. Charleston is the capital city of West Virginia, and our elected leaders and citizens work every day to develop our city as the cultural, recreational and business capital of the Appalachian Mountain region.
Schools: University of Charleston, Carver Career And Technical Center, Garnet Career Center, Capital High School, George Washington High School, Horace Mann Middle School, John Adams Middle School, Bonham Elementary, Chamberlain Elementary, Chandler Elementary, Elk Elementary Center,Flinn Elementary, Glenwood Elementary, Grandview Elementary,Holz Elementary, Malden Elementary, Overbrook Elementary, Piedmont Elementary, Ruffner Elementary, Shoals Elementary, Weberwood Elementary
Kanawha City - The Kanawha City Community is located on the south side of the Kanawha River in the City of Charleston, WV. The Community is bound by 19th Street to the west, 72nd Street to the east, the Kanawha River to the north and ridge tops to the south. Key landmarks, such as the University of Charleston, and the Charleston Area Medical Center (Memorial Division), are located within the Community. Schools: Kanawha City Elementary
Dunbar - Dunbar is a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, along the Kanawha River. The population was 7,694 at the 2007 census estimate. Dunbar was incorporated on April 19, 1921, by an Act of the West Virginia Legislature, and named for Dunbar Baines, a prominent area banker. Schools: Ben Franklin Career Center, Dunbar Middle, Dunbar Primary, Dunbar Intermediate
St. Albans - The St. Albans area is home to more than 24,000 people who appreciate its convenient location – just a 20-minute drive to Charleston – and its small town charm. In St. Albans you’ll find outstanding recreational opportunities, a progressive school system, hospitable businesses, and above all, friendly people. Schools: St. Albans High School, McKinley Middle School, Alban Elementary ,Anne Bailey Elementary, Central Elementary, George C. Weimer Elementary, Lakewood Elementary ABOUT WEST VIRGINIA E central state of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland (N), Virginia (E and S), and Kentucky and, across the Ohio R., Ohio (W). Area, 24,181 sq mi (62,629 sq km). Pop. (2000) 1,808,344, a 0.8% increase over 1980 pop. Capital and largest city, Charleston. Nickname, Mountain State. Motto, Montani Semper Liberi [Mountaineers Are Always Free]. State bird, cardinal. State flower, Rhododendron maximum, or “Big Laurel.” Nicknamed the “Mountain State,” West Virginia is very hilly and rugged, with the highest mean altitude (1,500 ft/457 m) of any state E of the Mississippi. Nearly all of the state is on the Allegheny Plateau, with the jagged Virginia-West Virginia line roughly following the eastern escarpment of the plateau (known as the Allegheny Front). Extremely irregular in outline, West Virginia has two narrow projectionsthe Northern Panhandle, which cuts north between Ohio and Pennsylvania, and the Eastern Panhandle, which cuts east between Maryland (with the Potomac River forming the state line) and Virginia. In the Eastern Panhandle, a part of the Appalachian ridge and valley country, lie the state's lowest point (240 ft/73 m) near Harpers Ferry where the Shenandoah River joins the Potomac, as well as its highest point, Spruce Knob (4,860 ft/1,481 m). West Virginia has extensive natural resources; it is among the nation's leading producers of bituminous coal, although coal production has declined. Natural gas, stone, cement, salt, and oil are also important. Lumber has long been an important resource; about two thirds of the land is still forested, most of it in valuable hardwoods. Since the 1960s a number of federal offices and facilities have been built in West Virginia, and government service is a growing employment sector.
 West Virginia's natural beauty is spectacular, and the excellent hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, and skiing offered here form the basis of a growing tourist industry. The state has numerous state parks, public hunting areas, and state forests; Monongahela National Forest and a portion of George Washington National Forest (most of which is in Virginia) are in West Virginia. Mineral springs are scattered throughout the state, notably at the resorts of Berkeley Springs and White Sulphur Springs. Other tourist attractions include Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (see National Parks and Monuments , table) and various mounds built by ancient peoples, most notably Grave Creek Mound in Moundsville, one of the nation's largest. Charleston is the capital and largest city; Huntington is the second largest city, followed by Wheeling and Parkersburg .
*Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, Copyright (c) 2003.
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