George Washington High School
George Washington High School is a public high school in Charleston, West Virginia, United States. The school was nicknamed "The Hill", as it is located in the South Hills neighborhood, and has been referred to as "GW" dating back at least to the 1970s and “GeeDub” more recently.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Charleston station and Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.
Charleston station
Railway station
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
Charleston station is an active intercity railroad station in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. Located on MacCorkle Avenue Southeast, the station services trains of Amtrak's Cardinal between New York Penn Station and Chicago Union Station. Charleston station is situated 1¼ miles northeast of George Washington High School.
Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
Church
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The Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart is a cathedral church and a minor basilica located in Charleston, West Virginia, United States. Along with the Cathedral of St. Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart is situated 1½ miles northeast of George Washington High School.
West Virginia State Capitol
Town hall
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The West Virginia State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of West Virginia, and houses the West Virginia Legislature and the office of the Governor of West Virginia. West Virginia State Capitol is situated 2½ miles east of George Washington High School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Hill and Forest Hills.
Fort Hill
Neighborhood
Fort Hill is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
Forest Hills
Neighborhood
Forest Hills is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
Joplin
Neighborhood
Joplin is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. It is likely named after an early white settler in Kanawha County, James Jopling.
George Washington High School
- Type: School
- Description: public high school in Charleston, West Virginia
- Categories: high school and education
- Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.33439° or 38° 20′ 4″ northLongitude
-81.65666° or 81° 39′ 24″ westElevation
991 feet (302 metres)Open location code
86CW88MV+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
way 1027480664OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Swedish—“George Washington High School” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Старшая школа Джорджа Вашынгтона”
- Belarusian: “школа імя Джорджа Вашынгтона”
- Dutch: “George Washington High School”
- French: “George Washington High School”
- Hebrew: “תיכון ג’ורג‘ וושינגטון”
- Swedish: “George Washington High School”
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