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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.
West Virginia Department of Archives and History 1974
County/Kanawha County on Rt. 94 Kanawha County West Virginia
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