South Charleston, West Virginia City of South Charleston The Criel Mound in South Charleston.
The Criel Mound in South Charleston.
Location in Kanawha County and state of West Virginia.
Location in Kanawha County and state of West Virginia.
Website City of South Charleston South Charleston is a town/city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States The populace was 13,450 at the 2010 census.
South Charleston was established in 1906, but not incorporated until 1919 by special charter enacted by the West Virginia Legislature.
Its name is based on the town/city being positioned primarily on the south side of the Kanawha River, although it is actually northwest, not south, of the town/city of Charleston.
Route 119, West Virginia Route 601 and West Virginia Route 214, and is bisected by the Kanawha River.
South Charleston serves as the command posts to the West Virginia State Police.
South Charleston is positioned at 38 21 9 N 81 42 43 W (38.352455, -81.712001).
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 8.51 square miles (22.04 km2), of which, 7.61 square miles (19.71 km2) is territory and 0.90 square miles (2.33 km2) is water. According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, South Charleston has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. In South Charleston are the command posts of International Industries, the parent business of a group of subsidiaries established in 1947 by James H.
There are six elementary schools in South Charleston: Montrose Elementary, Ruthlawn Elementary, Richmond Elementary, Alum Creek Elementary, Bridgeview Elementary, and Weberwood Elementary.
The chief middle school is South Charleston Middle School (SCMS), which is positioned on 3rd Ave.
South Charleston High School (SCHS) is one of eight high schools in Kanawha County.
A South Charleston ground for Bridge - Valley Community and Technical College is positioned at the former Dow Chemical research facility and the Marshall University South Charleston Campus is a branch of Marshall University.
South Charleston attractions include Criel Mound (also known as the South Charleston Adena Burial Mound), and the South Charleston Museum.
The South Charleston Museum is positioned in the historic La - Belle Theater on D Street, and features a West Virginia Film Series, Open Mic Night, exhibitions, and other affairs.
Former NFL player Carl Lee was also born and raised in South Charleston Thomas, Jr., a World War II Medal of Honor recipient who was raised in South Charleston Breece D'J Pancake, short-story writer, was born in South Charleston Climate Summary for South Charleston, West Virginia Wikimedia Commons has media related to South Charleston, West Virginia.
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