Charleston, West Virginia | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-05

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Charleston, West Virginia


00:01:20 1 History
00:01:29 1.1 Timeline
00:01:37 1.2 Beginnings
00:04:08 1.3 Industrial growth
00:05:21 1.4 Political growth
00:08:03 1.5 20th century
00:09:34 1.6 Modern development
00:12:51 2 Geography
00:14:25 2.1 Communities within Charleston
00:14:38 2.2 Suburbs
00:14:50 2.3 Climate
00:16:50 3 Government
00:18:29 4 Demographics
00:18:38 4.1 2010 census
00:20:49 4.2 2000 census
00:23:54 5 Education
00:24:39 5.1 Former high schools
00:25:07 5.2 Middle schools
00:25:30 5.3 Elementary schools
00:26:33 5.4 Colleges and universities
00:28:59 6 Hospitals
00:29:30 7 Economy
00:29:39 7.1 Notable companies headquartered in the Charleston area
00:30:23 7.2 Notable companies founded in Charleston
00:30:40 7.3 Economic development
00:30:56 8 Culture
00:31:05 8.1 Annual events and fairs
00:35:07 8.2 Historical structures and museums
00:37:10 8.3 Parks and outdoor attractions
00:38:43 8.4 Sports
00:39:09 8.5 Shopping
00:40:14 9 Notable people
00:44:34 10 Media
00:44:42 10.1 Print
00:44:55 10.2 Radio
00:45:22 10.3 Television
00:45:51 11 Infrastructure
00:46:01 11.1 Tallest buildings
00:46:17 11.2 Airports
00:46:43 11.3 Rail
00:47:38 11.4 River
00:47:58 11.5 Roads
00:48:39 11.6 Mass transit
00:48:53 11.7 Taxi service
00:48:58 11.8 Utilities
00:49:52 12 Sister city
00:50:07 13 See also



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Charleston is the most populous city in, and the capital of, the U.S. state of West Virginia. Located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha rivers, the population during the 2016 Census Estimate was 49,138. The Charleston metropolitan area as a whole had 217,916 residents. Charleston is the center of government, commerce, and industry for Kanawha County, of which it is the county seat.Early industries important to Charleston included salt and the first natural gas well.  Later, coal became central to economic prosperity in the city and the surrounding area. Today, trade, utilities, government, medicine, and education play central roles in the city's economy.
The first permanent settlement, Ft. Lee, was built in 1788. In 1791, Daniel Boone was a member of the Kanawha County Assembly.
Charleston is the home of the West Virginia Power minor league baseball team, the West Virginia Wild minor league basketball team, and the annual 15-mile (24 km) Charleston Distance Run. Yeager Airport and the University of Charleston are also in the city. West Virginia University, Marshall University, and West Virginia State University also have campuses in the area.