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Beckley (W. Va.)

LC control no.n 81055145
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Geographic headingBeckley (W. Va.)
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Geographic subdivision usageWest Virginia--Beckley
Variant(s)Beckley, W. Va.
City of Beckley (W. Va.)
Beginning date1838-04-04
Associated countryUnited States
LocatedWest Virginia
Address409 S Kanawha St. Beckley WV 25801
Found inIts Polk's Beckley (West Virginia) ...
GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 37°46ʹ41ʺN 081°11ʹ17ʺW)
Wikipedia, November 11, 2019 (Beckley, West Virginia; city in and the county seat of Raleigh County, West Virginia; founded on April 4, 1838; Early in its history, the town was known as Beckley, Raleigh Court House, and, occasionally, Beckleyville. The town was originally located in Fayette County, Virginia. In 1850 the act of the Virginia legislature creating Raleigh County named Beckley the county seat; 37°46ʹ41ʺN 81°11ʹ17ʺW)
City of Beckley, West Virginia website, November 11, 2019: home page (City of Beckley, West Virginia; 409 S Kanawha St. Beckley, WV 25801)
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Geographic area coden-us-wv