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The county seat of Marion County, Fairmont, WV was established in 1820 as Middletown, then located in Monongalia County. Chartered by the Virginia Assembly in 1843 as Fairmont, a contraction of Fair Mountain, first considered as the name for the new town. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (http://www.wvrailroads.net/index.php/Baltimore_%26_Ohio_Railroad) (B&O) completed its line to Fairmont in 1852. The town is the home of Francis H. Pierpoint, War Governor of Virginia under the Restored Government, whose body is buried in a cemetery in the city.
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Fairmont, WV Hotels (http://www.wvexplorer.com/Fairmont_WV_Hotels.asp) |
Fairmont, WV
Fairmont, WV is located about: 16 miles northeast of Bridgeport, WV; 18 miles southwest of Morgantown, WV; and 20 miles northeast of Clarksburg, WV.
Fairmont is located in the northern section of the state, along West Virginia's I-79 High Tech Corridor. The National White Collar Crime Center (http://www.cybercrime.org/) provides nationwide support to law enforcement agencies involved in prevention, investigation, and prosecution of economic and high-tech crime. The NASA Independent Verification and Validation Facility (http://www.ivv.nasa.gov/), governed by the Goddard Space Flight Center, houses more than 150 full-time employees and more than 20 in-house partners and contractors.
Airports
Fairmont Municipal Airport (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Fairmont%20Municipal%20Airport&state=WV&lon=-80.1672&lat=39.4481&pop=0&county=Marion&elev=1028&scale=3) : Map (http://www.wvamaps.com/airports/index.php?place=Fairmont&state=WV&lon=-80.1428&lat=39.485&pop=19097&county=Marion&elev=991) of heliports and airports in/near Fairmont, WV.
Attractions
Valley Falls State Park, about ten miles southeast of Fairmont.
Pricketts Fort State Park, north of Fairmont, WV, off Exit 139, I-79.
Hospitals
Fairmont General Hospital (map (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Fairmont%20General%20Hospital&state=WV&lon=-80.1656&lat=39.4825&pop=0&county=Marion&elev=1080&scale=3))
History: Miners' Hospital No. 3 was opened in Fairmont, WV in 1901, one of three Miners' Hospitals established in the West Virginia Coal Fields by act of the Legislature in 1899, created to care for those injured in connection with employment.
Government
City of Fairmont (http://www.cityoffairmontwv.com/), official Web site.
Libraries
Marion County Library (http://www.marioncountypubliclibrary.org/) -- Fairmont Public Library (http://www.marioncountypubliclibrary.org/index.htm)
Media
Radio
The first radio station in Fairmont, WMMN, began broadcasting in 1928.
WMMN (http://www.920wmmn.com/) (AM 920, Sports) : WTCS (AM 1490, Christian) : WRLF (http://www.wrlf.com/front.asp) (FM 94.3, Rock) : WKKW (FM 97.9)
Newspapers
Times West Virginian (http://www.timeswv.com/)
Schools
Map (http://www.wvamaps.com/schools/index.php?place=Fairmont&state=WV&lon=-80.1428&lat=39.485&pop=19097&county=Marion&elev=991) of schools in/near Fairmont, WV
Colleges and Universities
A state normal school was established at Fairmont, WV in 1866, which evolved into Fairmont State College, becaming Fairmont State University in 2004.
Public Schools
Marion County Schools (http://wvde.state.wv.us/ed_directory/index.html?county_id=47/)
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Maps
 (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Fairmont&state=WV&pop=19097&county=Marion&lat=39.485&lon=-80.1428&elev=991)
Map of Fairmont, WV (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Fairmont&state=WV&pop=19097&county=Marion&lat=39.485&lon=-80.1428&elev=991) showing streets and highways and nearby airports, parks, hospitals, and other points of interest, with link to driving directions.
Topo map (http://www.wvexp.com/Topo_Maps_WV/index.php?title=Fairmont&lat=39.485&lon=-80.1428) of Fairmont, WV and vicinity.
High Gate
 (http://www.wvexp.com/index.php/High_Gate_-_Fairmont%2C_WV)
High Gate - Fairmont, WV (http://www.wvexp.com/index.php/High_Gate_-_Fairmont%2C_WV)
Scale drawings of High Gate (http://www.wvexp.com/index.php/Image:High-Gate-Carriage-House-Fairmont-WV.jpg)
Census Data
Population: 19,097
(2000 Census (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US5414600&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US54%7C05000US54039&_street=&_county=&_cityTown=Fairmont&_state=04000US54&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on))
Geo Data
Elevation: 991 feet
Longitude: -80.1428
Latitude: 39.485
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