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Marshall County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. At the 2020 census, the population was 30,591. [1] Its county seat is Moundsville. [2] With its southern border at what would be a continuation of the Mason-Dixon line to the Ohio River, it forms the base of the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia.
Moundsville is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. [4] The population was 8,122 at the 2020 census. [2] It is part of the Wheeling metropolitan area. The city was named for the nearby ancient Grave Creek Mound, constructed 250 to 100 BC by indigenous people of the Adena culture. [5]
Moundsville, city, seat (1835) of Marshall county, in the northern panhandle of West Virginia, U.S. It lies along the Ohio River, just south of Wheeling. The original settlement, known in 1771 as Grave Creek for a large burial mound (now within city limits) built by the Adena people, was renamed.
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Moundsville, the county seat of Marshall County, is located on the Ohio River at the mouth of Grave Creek. Joseph, Samuel, and James Tomlinson built the first cabin on the flats of Grave Creek in 1771.
Jan 29, 2021 · WHERE TO DINE. Head back into town for dinner at the Prima Marina (1501, Water St), where you can sit by the river; Varsity Pizzeria (2203 Ohio St), which is old-fashioned fun; or Mason Dixon BBQ Co (115 Lafayette Ave), a delicious new BBQ joined operated by a veteran. WHERE TO STAY.
Moundsville is a rapidly growing city in the northern panhandle of scenic West Virginia with a family-based community and rich historical heritage.
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Marshall County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. At the 2020 census, the population was 30,591. [1] Its county seat is Moundsville. [2]
