London, West Virginia

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London, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Booker T. Washington Community Center in 2021
Booker T. Washington Community Center in 2021
London is located in West Virginia
London
London
Location within West Virginia and the United States
Coordinates: 38°11′40″N 81°22′07″W / 38.19444°N 81.36861°W / 38.19444; -81.36861Coordinates: 38°11′40″N 81°22′07″W / 38.19444°N 81.36861°W / 38.19444; -81.36861
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyKanawha
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

London is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County in the U.S. state of West Virginia, located 25 miles from the state capital of Charleston.[1] London Lock and Dam, operated by US Army Corps of Engineers is located here on Kanawha River.

Located in London is the former Booker T. Washington High School, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[2] John Wesley Conley (1820–1874), the grandfather of historian Phil Conley, died in London.

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: London, West Virginia
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.


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