State Capitol
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two-bit Joe
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State Capitol of West Virginia
Waymark Code: WM169B
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/29/2007
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West Virginia's Capitol first located in Wheeling, 1863; moved to Charleston, 1870; back to Wheeling, 1875; and finally to Charleston, 1885. It was located two miles west until destroyed by fire, 1921. Present building was completed in 1931.
Marker Title: State Capitol
Marker Location: Charleston, Kanawha Boulevard (US 60) East, across from State Capitol, 1/2 block west of California Avenue
County or Independent City: Kanawha
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virgiana Department of Archives and History 1972
Marker Number: Not listed
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