Shelter #1

Shelter #1 is a shelter in Mercer, West Virginia. Shelter #1 is situated nearby to Princeton City Park Playground, as well as near the swimming pool Princeton City Pool.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mercer County Courthouse and Princeton Senior High School.

Mercer County Courthouse

Courthouse

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The Mercer County Courthouse in Princeton, West Virginia was built in 1930–31 in the Art Moderne style. Designed by Alex B. Mahood, it is the most significant example of the style in southern West Virginia. Mercer County Courthouse is situated 3,700 feet northeast of Shelter #1.

Princeton Senior High School

School

Princeton Senior High School is located in Princeton, West Virginia and is the largest high school in Mercer County. The school is located at 1321 Stafford Drive in Princeton. Princeton Senior High School is situated 3,500 feet east of Shelter #1.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Princeton and Johnston Town.

Princeton

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Princeton is a city of 6,347 people in West Virginia. It was established in 1838 and named for Princeton, New Jersey, where General Hugh Mercer — an apothecary from Fredericksburg, Virginia, for whom Mercer County was named — was killed in a Revolutionary War battle.

Johnston Town

Hamlet

Johnston Town is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Johnston Town is located on West Virginia Route 20, 2 miles east-southeast of Princeton. Johnston Town is situated 1½ miles west of Shelter #1.

Lilly Grove

Hamlet

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Lilly Grove is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Lilly Grove is located along West Virginia Route 20, 2 miles east of Princeton. Lilly Grove is situated 2 miles northeast of Shelter #1.

Shelter #1

Type: Shelter
Category: building
Location: Mercer, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.35972° or 37° 21′ 35″ north

Longitude

-81.11342° or 81° 6′ 48″ west

Operator

City of Princeton

Open location code

869W9V5P+VJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 616811792

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=shelter

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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