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Fairmont West Virginia by Ben Amend

The Marion County Courthouse rises above the Monongahela River treeline in Fairmont, West Virginia (WV). Photo by Ben Amend. Courtesy of the Convention and Visitors Bureau of Marion County.

The Marion County Courthouse rises above the Monongahela River treeline in Fairmont, West Virginia (WV). Photo by Ben Amend. Courtesy of the Convention and Visitors Bureau of Marion County.

Kayakers paddle the upper Monongahela River at Palatine Park in Fairmont, West Virginia. Photo courtesy Marion County Parks and Recreation Commission.

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