Moundsville, West Virginia

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Downtown Moundsville, WV

Moundsville, West Virginia (WV), the county seat of Marshall County, was chartered in 1832 and named on account of burial mounds on the Ohio River near the mouth of Grave Creek. The Grave Creek Mound and smaller mounds and earthworks were located in the city. Now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the West Virginia State Penitentiary was founded in Moundsville in 1866. The West Virginia Archaeological Museum stands adjacent to the Grave Creek Mound.

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Parks & Public Recreation

The following parks and public recreation areas are located in and near Moundsville.

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Location

Moundsville is located on highway US-250 and WV-2 approximately 12 miles south of Wheeling, West Virginia, 20 miles northwest of Cameron, West Virginia, and 25 miles northeast of New Martinsville, West Virginia.

Map of Moundsville, West Virginia

Regional Information

Moundsville is located in the Northern Panhandle Region in northern West Virginia.