Rowlesburg, West Virginia

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Rowlesburg, West Virginia, is a small historic town in the Allegheny Mountains known for its scenic setting along the Cheat River and its railroad and Civil War heritage.

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Rowlesburg, West Virginia canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town ⓘ
accessibleViaHighway U.S. Route 50 (nearby) ⓘ
West Virginia Route 72 ⓘ
climate humid continental climate ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
countySeatOf none ⓘ
economy heritage tourism ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
elevationInFeet 1500 ⓘ
GNISFeatureClass populated place ⓘ
governingBody Rowlesburg town government ⓘ
hasAreaCode 304 ⓘ
681 ⓘ
hasAttraction Cheat River waterfront ⓘ
Rowlesburg Rail Yard area ⓘ
hasEvent annual Labor Day celebration ⓘ
hasFeature mountainous terrain ⓘ
river valley setting ⓘ
hasHistoricDistrict Rowlesburg Historic District ⓘ
hasMuseum Rowlesburg Area Historical Society museum ⓘ
hasPark riverfront park areas ⓘ
hasPopulationRange under 1000 inhabitants ⓘ
hasPostalCode 26425 ⓘ
historicalEra American Civil War ⓘ
incorporatedIn 1858 ⓘ
knownFor Civil War heritage ⓘ
railroad heritage ⓘ
scenic setting along the Cheat River ⓘ
locatedIn Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Preston County, West Virginia ⓘ
West Virginia ⓘ
locatedInCounty Preston County ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Cheat River ⓘ
nearestLargeCity Morgantown, West Virginia ⓘ
partOf Morgantown metropolitan area ⓘ
region Appalachia ⓘ
state West Virginia ⓘ
strategicImportance railroad bridge on the Cheat River during the Civil War ⓘ
subdivisionType town ⓘ
timeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
transportationHistory Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Preston County, West Virginia → contains → Rowlesburg, West Virginia ⓘ
Cheat River basin → containsCity → Rowlesburg, West Virginia ⓘ
Cheat River → passesNear → Rowlesburg, West Virginia ⓘ