Kanawha City, West Virginia

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 and B&D Gastropub is located. It comprises mostly small stores and neighborhood/residential on both sides. The stores, malls, and restaurants are mostly located in the southern part of the neighborhood. The Charleston city limits end, where the small community called Kanawha Estates begins.

Early variant names were Libow and Owens.^[1]

References

↑ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 465.

City of Charleston

Topics	Culture Economy Education Geography Government History Infrastructure Media People Transportation

Top subjects	Appalachian Power Park Charleston Civic Center The Charleston Gazette-Mail Charleston Town Center Clay Center Kanawha State Forest Magic Island University of Charleston Vandalia Gathering West Virginia Power West Virginia State Capitol Yeager Airport

Neighborhoods	Charleston Heights Davis Creek East End Edgewood Elk Forest Hills Fort Hill Kanawha City Louden Heights North Charleston Oakwood Riverview Shadowlawn South Park South Hills South Ruffner West Side

Suburbs	Cross Lanes Dunbar Hurricane Nitro South Charleston St. Albans Teays Valley Upper Falls

Coordinates: 38°19′17″N 81°34′55″W / 38.32139°N 81.58194°W / 38.32139; -81.58194

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/26/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.