Morgan County

From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia

Formed in 1820 from parts of Hampshire and Berkeley Counties and named in honor of General Daniel Morgan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Morgan), prominent soldier of the Revolution.

County Seat: Berkeley Springs, WV
Population: 14,943 (2000 Census (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US54061&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US54%7C05000US54061&_street=&_county=Morgan&_cityTown=&_state=04000US54&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on))
Morgan County Profile (http://www.wvbep.org/bep/lmi/CNTYPROF/cp99morg.htm)

Lodging: Morgan County Hotels (http://www.reservetravel.com/v4/redir.aspx?type=geo&rad=15&lbl=Morgan%20County&lat=39.566923&lon=-78.274188&siteid=7790)

Cities and Towns

Berkeley Springs, WV
Paw Paw, WV

Schools

Morgan County Schools (http://www.morganschools.net/)

State Parks

Berkeley Springs State Park

See Also

Lovers' Leap

Climate

Temperature Mean Annual Average: 53 (Degrees F)
January Averages: High 39 (Degrees F) -- Low 21 (Degrees F)
July Averages: High 87 (Degrees F) -- Low 64 (Degrees F)

Long Term Precipitation

January: 2.35 inches -- July: 3.53 (inches) -- Annual: 37.5 (inches)

Mean Annual Snowfall Range

30 - 40 inches

Morgan County Weather Forecast (http://www.wvwebsites.com/cgi-bin/weather/hamweather.cgi?theme=default&user=default&forecast=zandh&state=wv&zone=051)