Jefferson County, West Virginia

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Jefferson County, West Virginia is the easternmost county in the state, known for its historic towns like Harpers Ferry and its inclusion in the greater Washington, D.C. commuter region.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf county of West Virginia
borders Berkeley County, West Virginia
Clarke County, Virginia
Loudoun County, Virginia
Washington County, Maryland
contains Bolivar, West Virginia
Charles Town, West Virginia
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Kearneysville, West Virginia
Ranson, West Virginia
Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Summit Point, West Virginia
country United States of America
crossedByRiver Potomac River
Shenandoah River
hasCountySeat Charles Town, West Virginia
hasFIPSCode 54-037
hasGNISFeatureID 1928510
hasGovernmentType county commission
hasHigherEducationInstitution Shepherd University
hasHistoricEventAssociation American Civil War
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
hasHistoricSite Antietam National Battlefield vicinity
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
hasHistoricTown Charles Town, West Virginia
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
hasMajorHighway U.S. Route 340
West Virginia Route 9
hasPrimaryEconomicSector government and commuting services
retail and services
tourism
hasRegionCode US-WV
isCommuterRegionFor Washington, D.C.
isEasternmostCountyOf West Virginia
isPartOfCommuterBeltOf Washington, D.C.
locatedIn United States Mid-Atlantic region
locatedInRegion Appalachian region
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
namedAfter Thomas Jefferson
partOf Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
partOfCombinedStatisticalArea Washington–Baltimore–Arlington CSA
partOfMetropolitanArea Washington metropolitan area
seat Charles Town, West Virginia
state West Virginia


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