Grant County, West Virginia
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Grant County, West Virginia is a rural county in the eastern part of the state known for its mountainous terrain, outdoor recreation, and historical boundary marker at the Fairfax Stone.
Statements (48)
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instanceOf
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administrative territorial entity
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county
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bordersOn
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Hardy County, West Virginia
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Maryland
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Mineral County, West Virginia
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Pendleton County, West Virginia
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Preston County, West Virginia
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Tucker County, West Virginia
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characterizedAs
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rural county
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contains
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Bayard, West Virginia
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Monongahela National Forest
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surface form: "Dolly Sods Wilderness (southern portion)"
Fairfax Stone Historical Monument State Park
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Gormania, West Virginia
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Maysville, West Virginia
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Mount Storm Lake
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Mount Storm, West Virginia
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North Fork Mountain
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Petersburg, West Virginia
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Smoke Hole Canyon (part)
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country
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United States of America
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dateEstablished
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1866
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formedFrom
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Hampshire County, West Virginia
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Hardy County, West Virginia
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geographyFeature
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Allegheny Front
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Appalachian Mountains
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South Branch Potomac River
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surface form: "Potomac River headwaters"
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hasAreaCode
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304
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681
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hasCountySeat
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Petersburg, West Virginia
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hasFIPSCode
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54-023
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hasGNISID
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1554580
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hasHistoricalSite
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Fairfax Stone
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hasLargestCity
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Petersburg, West Virginia
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hasPrimaryEconomicSector
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agriculture
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forestry
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tourism
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knownFor
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fishing
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hiking
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historical boundary marker at the Fairfax Stone
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hunting
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mountainous terrain
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outdoor recreation
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locatedIn
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Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
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West Virginia
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locatedInTimeZone
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Eastern Time Zone
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namedAfter
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Ulysses S. Grant
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partOf
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United States congressional district (West Virginia’s 2nd congressional district)
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stateSubdivisionOf
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West Virginia
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Referenced by
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from this entity's canonical label.