Charleston, Wast Virginie

Charleston is the caipital an lairgest ceety o the State o Wast Virginie. It is locatit at the confluence o the Elk an Kanawha Rivers in Kanawha Coonty. As o the 2013 Census Estimate, it haed a population o 50,821, whilk its metropolitan aurie haed 224,743. It is a centre o govrenment, commerce, an industry. Early industries important tae Charleston includit salt an the first natural gas well. Later, coal became central tae economic prosperity in the ceety an the surroondin aurie. The day, trade, utilities, govrenment, medicine, an eddication play central roles in the ceety's economy. References Freemit airtins Travel guide tae Charleston, Wast Virginie frae Wikivoyage City of Charleston, WV Archived 1998-12-05 at the Wayback Machine