Harrison County
From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia
Created in 1784 from Monongalia County and named for Benjamin Harrison, distinguished Virginian, who was the father of William Henry Harrison, ninth President of the United States, and the great grandfather of Benjamin Harrision, twenty-third President. The West Fork River flows north-to-south through much of the county.
County Seat: Clarksburg, WV
Population: 68,652 (2000 Census (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US54029&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US54%7C05000US54029&_street=&_county=Harrison&_cityTown=&_state=04000US54&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on))
Harrison County Profile (http://www.wvbep.org/bep/lmi/CNTYPROF/cp99harr.htm)
Lodging: Harrision County Hotels (http://www.reservetravel.com/v4/redir.aspx?type=geo&rad=15&lbl=Harrison%20County&lat=39.297035&lon=-80.341952&siteid=7790)
Airports: Benedum Airport (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Benedum%20Airport&state=WV&lon=-80.2289&lat=39.2953&pop=0&county=Harrison&elev=1203&scale=3)
Schools: Harrison County Schools (http://www.harcoboe.com/)
Libraries: Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library (http://clarksburglibrary.info/)
State Parks
Watters Smith Memorial State Park
Cities and Towns
Bridgeport, WV
Clarksburg, WV
Lost Creek, WV
Nutter Fort, WV
Lumberport, WV
Salem, WV
Shinnston, WV
Stonewood, WV
West Milford, WV
Climate
Temperature Mean Annual Average: 52 (Degrees F)
January Averages: High 39 (Degrees F) -- Low 19 (Degrees F)
July Averages: High 85 (Degrees F) -- Low 61 (Degrees F)
Long Term Precipitation
January: 2.91 inches -- July: 4.06 (inches) -- Annual: 42.3 (inches)
Mean Annual Snowfall Range
30 - 40 inches
Harrison County Weather Forecast (http://www.wvwebsites.com/cgi-bin/weather/hamweather.cgi?theme=default&user=default&forecast=zandh&state=wv&zone=031)
