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| | Clarksburg, West Virginia - West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia |
 | | Clarksburg, WV (map (http://www.wvamaps.com/index.php/?place=Clarksburgandstate=wvandlat=39.2806andlon=-80.3447andelev=1011andpop=16743)), the county seat of Harrison County, was originally chartered in 1785 and named for George Rogers Clark, noted Virginia soldier of the Revolutionary War. |
 | | Clarksburg, WV Clarksburg, WV is located about: 7 miles west of Bridgeport, WV; 15 miles east of Salem, WV; 20 miles west of Grafton, WV; 21 miles southwest of Fairmont, WV, and 35 miles northwest of Morgantown, WV. |
 | | Farther on he came upon another stream, a tributary to the West Fork of the Monongahela, on which be bestowed the name of Elk Creek, and at the mouth of which he built a cabin and here he continued to reside, until permanent settlements began to be made around him. |
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