Williamsport, West Virginia
Williamsport, West Virginia | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Williamsport Williamsport | |
Coordinates: 39°12′5″N 79°1′41″W / 39.20139°N 79.02806°WCoordinates: 39°12′5″N 79°1′41″W / 39.20139°N 79.02806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Grant |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
GNIS feature ID | 1549990[1] |
Williamsport is an unincorporated community on Patterson Creek in Grant County, West Virginia, USA. Williamsport is the birthplace of J.R. Clifford (1848-1933), West Virginia's first African-American attorney.
Joseph V. Williams, an early postmaster, gave the community his name.[2]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Williamsport, West Virginia
- ↑ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 682.
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