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London Lock on Kanawha River

Spring Hill Cemetery at Charleston, WV, Kanawha County, Metro Valley Region

The uppermost lock-and-dam on the Kanawha River, the London Lock, near Handley, West Virginia, in Kanawha County, accommodates navigation upstream to Kanawha Falls.

Municipal center at Poca, West Virginia, Putnam County, Metro Valley Region

Cabin at Ritter Park, Huntington, WV, Cabell County, Metro Valley Region

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