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Lewisburg, WV (map (http://www.wvamaps.com/index.php/?place=Lewisburg&state=wv&lat=37.8017&lon=-80.4458&elev=2099&pop=3624)), the county seat of Greenbrier County, was incorporated in 1782 as Lewisburg, by the State of Virginia. The history of town dates back to Camp Union in 1774. Camp Union was the rendezvous point of the army of General Andrew Lewis (after whom the town was named) preparatory to his march to participate in the Battle of Point Pleasant, during Dunmore's War, the last between the white settlers and Native Americans east of the Ohio River. Site of Fort Savannah, 1775.
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Elevation: 2099 feet
Population: 3,624 (2000 Census (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US5408524&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US54%7C16000US5408524&_street=&_county=&_cityTown=Lewisburg&_state=04000US54&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on))
Longitude: -80.4458
Latitude: 37.8017
National Geographic Magazine has ranked Lewisburg among the best 75 small towns to visit in America. Situated at the crossroads of two ancient Virginian trails. Its quaint streets are filled with the rural vernacular architecture of the early 1800s, and monuments of the Battle of Lewisburg, fought thereon in 1862, are memorialized throughout the town. Inns, shops, cafes, and restaurants open onto its short streets. Its galleries and theaters are busy year-round.
"The Levels" of the Greenbrier Valley, amid which the town sits,
Schools: Greenbrier County Schools (http://wvde.state.wv.us/ed_directory/office.html?office_id=292)
Libraries: Greenbrier County Library (http://greenbrier.lib.wv.us/)
Variant Name(s)
Big Levels, Camp Union, Fort Savannah, Fort Union, Lewisburgh, Savannah, The Savannah
External Links
Lewisburg, WV Photos (http://www.wvepostcards.com/lewisburg/)
See also: West Virginia State Fair
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 (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Lewisburg&state=WV&pop=3624&county=Greenbrier&lat=37.8017&lon=-80.4458&elev=2099)
Map of Lewisburg, WV (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Lewisburg&state=WV&pop=3624&county=Greenbrier&lat=37.8017&lon=-80.4458&elev=2099) showing streets, airports, parks, buildings, churches, cemeteries, trails and other points of interest, with link to driving directions.
Topo map (http://www.wvexp.com/Topo_Maps_WV/index.php?title=Lewisburg&lat=37.8017&lon=-80.4458) of Lewisburg, WV vicinity
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