History of city Charleston, West Virginia in photos A small historical reference Geography: Date of foundation: 1788 History: Population: 51 400 Sights: Abandoned oil well derrick near Charleston, 1938   Chesapeake and Ohio Depot   First Presbyterian Church, 1937   Governor's Mansion   Kanawha River Bridge with Chesapeake and Ohio Depot   Slip Hill School - tiny one-room school in the country near Charleston, 1921   The Building of Young Men's Christian Association, 1919   The Daniel Boone Hotel

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