Population Center
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member two-bit Joe
N 39° 00.752 W 080° 18.381
17S E 560054 N 4318396
The population center of the United States 1840
Waymark Code: WMV21
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 10/13/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member flyingmoose
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The population center of the United States was in present West Virginia four times as it moved westward across the nation: near Wardensville in 1820; at Smoke Hole in 1830; west of Buckhannon in 1840; near Burning Springs in 1850.
Marker Title: Population Center

Marker Location: US 33/US 119, at junction with County Route 5/1 (Sauls Run Road), Lorentz

County or Independent City: Upshur

Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Historic Commission

Marker Number: Not listed

Web Site: Not listed
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