Parkersburg, West Virginia "Parkersburg"
Parkersburg .
City of Parkersburg Downtown Parkersburg as viewed from Fort Boreman Historical Park in 2006 Downtown Parkersburg as viewed from Fort Boreman Historical Park in 2006 Official seal of City of Parkersburg Location in Wood County in the State of West Virginia Location in Wood County in the State of West Virginia State West Virginia Parkersburg is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Wood County, West Virginia, United States. Located at the confluence of the Ohio and Little Kanawha rivers, it is the state's third-largest town/city and the biggest city in the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna urbane area.
The town/city is about 14 miles south of Marietta, Ohio.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reached Parkersburg in 1857, but lacked a crossing over the Ohio River until after the American Civil War.
When the B&O instead of the Parkersburg Bridge (CSX) 1868 1870 to Belpre, it was the longest barns bridge in the world.
Metropolitan region in the late 20th century and headquartered in Parkersburg.
11.1 North Parkersburg (North End) 11.2 South Parkersburg (South Side) The town was retitled Parkersburg in 1810.
In 1857 the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad assembled a branch line south to the town from Wheeling, West Virginia.
Travelers wanting to connect with the Ohio Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad, one of the east west lines along the Ohio River, had to take a steamboat 14 miles north to Marietta, Ohio.
It was constructed in 1868 1870 between Parkersburg and Belpre, Ohio, as part of the B&O's chief line from Baltimore to St.
Today the structure is known as the Parkersburg Bridge (CSX).
Parkersburg served as a transit and medical center for Union forces amid the American Civil War.
Blennerhassett Island is a historical site positioned in Parkersburg.
In the late 19th century Parkersburg emerged as a primary petroleum refining center serving close-by oilfields at Volcano and Burning Springs.
In the post-World War II period, Parkersburg became one of the dominant industrialized centers of the Ohio Valley, producing chemicals, glass, O.
Parkersburg is positioned at 39 15'58" North, 81 32'32" West (39.266175, 81.542139). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 12.35 square miles (31.99 km2), of which, 11.82 square miles (30.61 km2) is territory and 0.53 square miles (1.37 km2) is water. The town/city is situated at the confluence of the Little Kanawha and Ohio rivers.
The Little Kanawha River divides the north and south sides of the city.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Parkersburg has a humid continental climate, abbreviated Dfa on climate maps. Climate data for Parkersburg, West Virginia Average snowy days ( 0.1 in) 3.0 1.7 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.5 7 Enumeration Bureau estimated that Parkersburg's populace had decreased 0.5% to 31,261. The populace density was 2,800.5 citizens per square mile (1,081.2/km2).
An aerial view of downtown Parkersburg in 2005.
In the town/city the populace was spread out with 21.2% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older.
The Parkersburg Municipal Building The Parkersburg floodwall The Annual Mid-Ohio Valley Multi-Cultural Festival is held in June, and is an global festival featuring traditional dance and music and an global marketplace. The Parkersburg Homecoming Festival is held in August and features a parade, fireworks, half-marathon, competitions and entertainment. The Taste of Parkersburg is an event held around Memorial Day each year since 2006 which features food and drinks from small-town vendors. It is co-hosted by Downtown PKB and the Parkersburg Area Jaycees and was started in 2014. Several exhibitions are positioned in Parkersburg, including The Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History, the Henry Cooper House, the Oil and Gas Museum, the Sumnerite black History Museum, The Artcraft Studio and the Veterans Museum of Mid-Ohio Valley. Parkersburg was home to the Ohio Valley Redcoats, a minor league baseball team, until 1998.
In 2008, the town/city and its Four high schools placed second in ESPN's Title - Town USA competition.
In Parkersburg, we have accumulated 192 overall state championships in 103 years with 183 if those coming since 1950.
Parkersburg High School alone has 137 championships in its 103 years of existence.
There is also another AAA school in Parkersburg called Parkersburg South High School, who, by the way, has 38 titles in 40 years.
Not to be outdone Parkersburg Catholic, a single A school, has 17 state titles of its own.
Not bad considering that there are 136 high school squads in West Virginia with 38 in AAA.
We may not have a pro sports team, but in high school sports, Parkersburg as a whole is pretty dominant" as written in an article on espn.com.
There are a several parks in the area, including Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park, Bicentennial Park, Corning Park, Point Park, Southwood Park, Quincy Park, City Park, Johnson T.
Janes Park, Friendship Park, Fort Boreman Historical Park, Mountwood Park and Fries Park.
Parkersburg High School Mountain State College, a private, for-profit, two-year college, is positioned in the city.
West Virginia University at Parkersburg, a enhance college, is positioned on the outskirts of the city.
Meredith Manor, a private technical school for equestrians, is positioned slightly north of the town/city in Waverly.
Parkersburg is the home of the Parkersburg High School Big Reds, Parkersburg South High School Patriots, the Williamstown High School Yellow Jackets and the Parkersburg Catholic High School Crusaders.
The Parkersburg News and Parkersburg Sentinel were the city's two primary everyday newspapers until 2009 when they combined to form one everyday edition, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel.
And Graffiti, West Virginia's alternative news magazine.
There are many airways broadcasts transmitting from Parkersburg, including 106.1 Z106 (WRZZ),102.1 The River (WRVB), U.S.
Parkersburg is served by Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport, with three flights a day Monday through Friday from Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
Parkersburg is served by two primary routes, Interstate 77 and US 50.
Other routes through the town/city include WV 2, WV 14, WV 47, WV 68, WV 95, and WV 618.
The drinking waterworks of Parkersburg was polluted with PFOA by Du - Pont chemical company. Holt, justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Jay Wolfe, West Virginia State Senator and U.S.
North Parkersburg (North End) South Parkersburg (South Side) The southern part of the City of Parkersburg, South Parkersburg was a separate town/city until it became part of Parkersburg in 1950.
The Steven Soderbergh film Bubble, released in 2006, was filmed in Parkersburg and neighboring Belpre, Ohio, using an all-local cast.
Parkersburg was mentioned in the novel Night of the Hunter (1953) and the 1955 film by the same name adapted from it.
In Davis Grubb's 1953 novel, Parkersburg was the town where the preacher Harry Powell was caught for car theft and sent to prison.
Powell called Parkersburg, "One of them Sodoms on the Ohio River," referring to its reputation as a rough river town in the 19th and early 20th century.
Parkersburg was the set for the 1962 tv series It's a Man's World. Parkersburg was featured in a 2013 episode of the NBC post-apocalyptic science fiction tv drama series Revolution United States Parkersburg, Iowa, List of metros/cities and suburbs along the Ohio River List of Registered Historic Places in West Virginia Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Parkersburg Bridge, Ohio River, Parkersburg, Wood County, WV, Historic American Engineering Record, accessed 22 August 2012 West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer.
Climate Summary for Parkersburg, West Virginia "Parkersburg Weather Averages".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
United States Enumeration Bureau.
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A River to Cross: The Bicentennial History of Wood County, West Virginia.
Parkersburg: A Bicentennial History.
Parkersburg Bicentennial Committee.
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Populated places established in 1810 - Cities in Wood County, West Virginia - Little Kanawha River - Northwestern Turnpike - County seats in West Virginia - Parkersburg, West Virginia - West Virginia populated places on the Ohio River - 1810 establishments in Virginia
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