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Authorized, 1788; organized in 1789 from Greenbrier and Montgomery. Named for the Kanawha River, bearing name of Indian tribe. Salt making brought early settlers into the valley and from it grew vast modern chemical plants.
County Route 21, 0.7 miles north of I-77 Haines Branch Road Kanawha County West Virginia

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