Ceredo, West Virginia

From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia

A community in Wayne County on the Ohio River, Ceredo, WV, was founded in 1857, but not incorporated until 1866. Named by Eli Thayer, then a member of Congress from Massachusetts, after Ceres, the Greek goddess of grain and harvest, because of the argicultural opportunities apparently existing there at that time. Thayer dreamed of founding a great manufacturing city there coincident with this activities to aid the emigration of anti-slavery men to Kansas.

Population: 1675

Elevation: 552 feet

Attractions Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge

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Schools: Wayne County Schools (http://boe.wayn.k12.wv.us/)
Libraries: Wayne County Library (http://www.wcpl.lib.wv.us/wayne.html)