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Mountains and Lakes Country

The Mountains and Lakes Country region is in .
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Morgantown and Fairmont.

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is the third largest city in West Virginia, and is the county seat of Monongalia County. It is home to West Virginia University, the state's flagship public university and university with the largest student body in the state.

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, nicknamed the "Friendly City", is a city of 18,313 people in , and the county seat of Marion County. It was established in 1820 as Middletown, and changed in 1843 to , short for "Fair Mountain".

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, also called the "Jewel of the Hills", is a city of 16,000 people in . It is the county seat of Harrison Count in the North Central West Virginia region, also known as 'Mountaineer Country' and the 'I-79 Technology Corridor'.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Grafton and Kingwood.

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is a city in north central West Virginia. It is the county seat of Taylor County. It is believed to be the location where the first Civil War fatality occurred, when Union private Thornsbury Bailey Brown was shot on May 22, 1861.

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is a city in , United States, and its county seat. The population was 2,980 at the 2020 census. The city sits within the above the valley.

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is a town of 3,900 people in . It's a great base for getting to nearby Stonewall Jackson State Park, and it's also a good destination for glass collectors and history buffs.

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is a city of 5,725 people in , and the only incorporated community in Upshur County. It was established in 1816 and named for Buckongahelas, a Native American chief of the Lenni-Lenape tribe who often hunted around the area, and whose name was often mispronounced by English settlers as "Buckongehanon".

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is a city in eastern , United States. The population was 9,325 at the 2020 census. It is part of the in North Central West Virginia.

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is a town of 3,300 people in . is adjacent to Lake, the largest lake in West Virginia.

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is a city of 1,900 people in . It used to be a lumber town - hence the name - now bills itself as a mountain vacation getaway and a convenient entry point to the and the Cranberry Wilderness.

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is a town of 876 people in . It's located in Braxton County, which is known as "the Geographic Center of West Virginia". was first settled in 1792, and incorporated in 1860, having been named in honor of one of the early settlers.

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is a city in Mountaineer Country - north-central West Virginia. This is Mid-Atlantic region on some maps and South on others.

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is a town of 440 people in . Local residents, enamored of its small-town charm, sometimes call it "Clayberry". It's the county seat of County, whose claim to fame is being the home of the Golden Delicious apple, which was discovered in 1905 and grown commercially in 1912, at a time when apples were predominantly red.

Mountains and Lakes Country

Latitude of center
38.75° or 38° 45′ north
Longitude of center
-80.55° or 80° 33′ west
Wiki­data ID
Q14225848
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