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Parkersburg, West Virginia

Parkersburg, West Virginia
Administration
Full nameCity of Parkersburg
Official nameCity of Parkersburg
Settlement typeCity
MottoWhere West Virginia Began
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyWood
Incorporated1810
Government
MayorRobert Newell
Geography
Total Area12.2 sq mi (31.6 km2)
Land Area11.8 sq mi (30.6 km2)
Water Area0.4 sq mi (1 km2)
Elevation614 ft (187.1 m)
Demography
Total Population31492 (2010)
Density (pop.)1081/km2 (2800.5/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneEST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes26101, 26102, 26103, 26104, 26105, 26106
Area code304
FIPS code54-62140 
GNIS feature ID1544587 

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Parkersburg, located at the confluence of the Ohio and Little Kanawha Rivers, is the third largest city in the State of West Virginia. It is the county seat of Wood County and the largest city in the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Bureau of the Public Debt, an agency of the U.S. Treasury Department, is headquartered in Parkersburg.

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Parkersburg WV John Denver sings Country Roads take me home. Come on home to Parkersburg West Virginia, my hometown. I wanted to include some photos of local scenes for those that live out of town.. I thought I had more pictures than that but couldn't find them. sorry. Hope you enjoy anyway.FAIR USE~ Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use
3.27 min. | 4.96 user rating		 West Virginia and Parkersburg Slide show to the song "I was born a West Virginian" by Eddie Bailes, a Parkersburg NativeFAIR USE~ Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use
3.20 min. | 4.96 user rating		 Black Stone Cherry playing their song White Trash Millionaire live at the Parkersburg Eagles Club in Parkersburg, West Virginia on May 5, 2011. Watch in HD! ^_^ Check out Black Stone Cherry's website and MySpace! www.blackstonecherry.com www.myspace.com
3.32 min. | 4.52 user rating		 Seether playing their song Country Song live at the Parkersburg Eagles Club in Parkersburg, West Virginia on June 3, 2011. Watch in HD! ^_^ Check out Seether's website, Facebook and MySpace! www.seether.com www.facebook.com www.myspace.com
4.05 min. | 5.0 user rating		 November 15th, 1966 - Four young adults traveling through the West Virginia backwoods of an abandoned TNT plant come across something unnatural. The headlights from their '57 Chevy strike what appears to be a black, lurking, lumbering, 7 foot tall man with red eyes and wings! Before the winged man of Point Pleasant would make his departure from its menacing raid on the God fearing souls of this minute church-going community, 46 people would die tragically and hundreds more would be left traumatized and emotionally scarred for life. With rumors adrift of a haunting Indian curse, wild stories of men in black, bridge collapses, and a history of uncanny coincidences, UFO sightings, and even alien abduction; The Eyes of the Mothman is the first feature length documentary to delve deeper than any other program to uncover the truth behind this unsolved mystery from 43 years ago...
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An extinct community in Wood County, West Virginia, Volcano was an oil town, located in the third greatest oil field to be discovered in the United States. Two Irishmen whose names are lost to history brought in the first successful well there. At one time Volcano resembled a Klondike gold rush boom town with a population of eight or ten thousand people. At it's peak, the town consisted of several stores, hotels, saloons, an opera house, warehouse, homes, churches, two schools, a post office, and it's own newspaper, the Walking Beam. It's downfall began in 1879 when a fire broke out and burned almost every building in town. Some of the population stayed on to continue to pump oil from the rich field, but most left, to explore elsewhere in West Virginia or to join the exodus of prospectors to the newly discovered Oklahoma oil fields. Some oil is still pumped from the field at Volcano, although nothing like the quantity formerly brought to the surface by the old fashioned steam powered pumps. Volcano hardly exists as a town today, just a few isolated homes remain scattered over the hills. ************Early History*********** 1810- South of Volcano, oil was found in gravel beds of the Hughes River. 1836- Bushrod Creel sold 100 barrels of such oil as "bank oil" for medicinal purposes. 1850 thru 1860- Oil seepages were discovered in the Volcano area along Oil Spring Run between Volcano and the village of Petroleum. When seepages were first discovered, oil was collected by <b>...</b>
9.73 min. | 4.44 user rating		 2010 Trail cam pics from Washington, WV
5.02 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Pop Evil playing their song Last Man Standing live at the Parkersburg Eagles Club in Parkersburg, West Virginia on January 13, 2011. Watch in HD! ^_^ Check out Pop Evil's website and MySpace! popevil.com www.myspace.com
3.37 min. | 4.52 user rating		 Black Stone Cherry playing their song Killing Floor live at the Parkersburg Eagles Club in Parkersburg, West Virginia on May 5, 2011. Watch in HD! ^_^ Check out Black Stone Cherry's website and MySpace! www.blackstonecherry.com www.myspace.com
3.73 min. | 5.0 user rating		 The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus playing their song Reap live at the Parkersburg Eagles Club in Parkersburg, West Virginia on June 3, 2011. Watch in HD! ^_^ Check out Red Jumpsuit Apparatus' website, Facebook and MySpace! redjumpsuit.com www.facebook.com www.myspace.com
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Parkersburg News---PARKERSBURG- — The -West Virginia- Symphony Orchestra--Parkersburg- will perform at 3 pm Nov. 14 at the Blennerhassett School Auditorium on Jewell Road south of ... - Date : Sun, 14 Nov 2010 05:25:30 GMT+00:00
Parkersburg officials to consider urban deer hunt - Parkersburg News Tweet this news
Parkersburg News--Rockhold attended last week's -West Virginia- Municipal League meeting in Wheeling and sat in on a urban deer hunt presentation. The cities of Charleston and ... - Date : Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:43:42 GMT+00:00
Manchin to announce intentions on Senate bid Monday - Parkersburg News Tweet this news
Parkersburg News--The state Constitution and -West Virginia- Code 3-10-2 specify the Senate president becomes acting governor until the vacancy is filled. ... - Date : Sat, 10 Jul 2010 04:14:10 GMT+00:00
Sour Mash: Family affair - Parkersburg News Tweet this news
Parkersburg News--At 22 years old, Chris recently graduated from -West Virginia- University and is now a part of the work force, so his golfing days have diminished to a degree ... - Date : Sun, 11 Jul 2010 04:14:41 GMT+00:00
Foundation awards nursing schoarlships - Marietta Times Tweet this news
Marietta Times--Recipients of the scholarships were Linda Brunicardi, Washington State Community College; Jeremy Rollman, -West Virginia- University--Parkersburg-; ... - Date : Sat, 12 Jun 2010 04:16:10 GMT+00:00

Parks :

Municipalities and communities of Wood County, West Virginia

County seat: Parkersburg
CitiesParkersburg * Vienna * Williamstown
TownNorth Hills
CDPsBlennerhassett * Boaz * Lubeck * Mineralwells * Washington
Unincorporated
communities		Belleville * Davisville * Rockport * Waverly



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