Lewis County
From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia
Created in 1816, from Harrison County and named for Colonel Charles Lewis, famous soldier and leader among the Virginia Pioneers, who was killed at the Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774.
County Seat: Weston, WV
Population: 16,919 (2000 Census (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US54037&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US54%7C05000US54037&_street=&_county=Lewis&_cityTown=&_state=04000US54&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on))
Lewis County Profile (http://www.wvbep.org/bep/lmi/CNTYPROF/cp99lewi.htm)
Lodging: Lewis County Hotels (http://www.reservetravel.com/v4/redir.aspx?type=geo&rad=15&lbl=Lewis%20County&lat=39.015135&lon=-80.482883&siteid=7790)
Schools: Lewis County Schools (http://boe.lewi.k12.wv.us/)
Libraries: Louis Bennett Public Library (http://louisbennett.lib.wv.us/)
State Parks
Stonewall Jackson Lake State Park
Cities and Towns
Climate
Temperature Mean Annual Average: 52 (Degrees F)
January Averages: High 40 (Degrees F) -- Low 18 (Degrees F)
July Averages: High 85 (Degrees F) -- Low 60 (Degrees F)
Long Term Precipitation
January: 3.92 inches -- July: 5.06 (inches) -- Annual: 49.6 (inches)
Mean Annual Snowfall Range
40 - 50 inches
Lewis County Weather Forecast (http://www.wvwebsites.com/cgi-bin/weather/hamweather.cgi?theme=default&user=default&forecast=zandh&state=wv&zone=030)
