Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia

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geographic region region

The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia is a geographically distinct, historically rich region in the state's northeastern corner, known for its proximity to the Washington, D.C. metro area and its blend of Appalachian and Mid-Atlantic culture.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Shenandoah Valley area 2
United States Census Bureau’s Eastern Panhandle region 1

Statements (70)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region ⓘ
region ⓘ
adjacentToMetropolitanArea Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form: Baltimore metropolitan area

Washington metropolitan area ⓘ
borders Maryland ⓘ
Potomac River ⓘ
Shenandoah River ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
climate humid subtropical to humid continental transition ⓘ
containsAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Berkeley County, West Virginia ⓘ
Jefferson County, West Virginia ⓘ
Morgan County, West Virginia ⓘ
containsEducationalInstitution Shepherd University ⓘ
containsProtectedArea C&O Canal ⓘ
surface form: C&O Canal National Historical Park (adjacent along Potomac River)

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park ⓘ
containsSettlement Berkeley Springs, West Virginia ⓘ
Bolivar, West Virginia ⓘ
Bunker Hill, West Virginia ⓘ
Charles Town, West Virginia ⓘ
Falling Waters, West Virginia ⓘ
Kearneysville, West Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Gerrardstown, West Virginia

Great Cacapon, West Virginia ⓘ
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
Hedgesville, West Virginia ⓘ
Inwood, West Virginia ⓘ
Kearneysville, West Virginia ⓘ
Martinsburg, West Virginia ⓘ
Middleway, West Virginia ⓘ
Mill Creek, West Virginia ⓘ
Bolivar, West Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Paw Paw, West Virginia

Ranson, West Virginia ⓘ
Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia ⓘ
Shepherdstown, West Virginia ⓘ
Summit Point, West Virginia ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crossedBy Interstate 81 NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. Route 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. Route 340 NERFINISHED ⓘ
West Virginia Route 9 ⓘ
hasAlternativeDefinition sometimes includes Hampshire County, West Virginia ⓘ
sometimes includes Hardy County, West Virginia ⓘ
sometimes includes Mineral County, West Virginia ⓘ
hasCountySeat Berkeley Springs, West Virginia ⓘ
Charles Town, West Virginia ⓘ
Martinsburg, West Virginia ⓘ
hasCulturalRegion blend of Appalachian and Mid-Atlantic culture ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity government commuting ⓘ
light manufacturing ⓘ
retail and services ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasHistoricEvent John Brown’s raid of 1859 ⓘ
surface form: John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
hasMajorUrbanCenter Martinsburg, West Virginia ⓘ
hasRailService Amtrak Capitol Limited ⓘ
MARC Brunswick Line ⓘ
hasRiver Cacapon River ⓘ
Opequon Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ
Potomac River ⓘ
Shenandoah River ⓘ
historicallyPartOf Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Virginia (before 1863)
joinedState West Virginia in 1863 ⓘ
knownFor Civil War history ⓘ
commuter population to Washington, D.C. area ⓘ
historic towns ⓘ
proximity to Washington, D.C. ⓘ
locatedIn Appalachia ⓘ
surface form: Appalachian region

northeastern West Virginia ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
partOf West Virginia ⓘ
regionType panhandle ⓘ
separatedFromRestOfStateBy mountain ridges ⓘ

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Berkeley County, West Virginia → locatedIn → Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia ⓘ
Bolivar, West Virginia → locatedIn → Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia ⓘ
Cacapon River → locatedIn → Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia ⓘ
Charles Town, West Virginia → locatedIn → Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia ⓘ
Grant County, West Virginia → locatedIn → Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia ⓘ
Kearneysville, West Virginia → locatedIn → Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia ⓘ
Morgan County, West Virginia → locatedIn → Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia ⓘ
Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia → locatedIn → Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia ⓘ
Shepherdstown, West Virginia → locatedIn → Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia ⓘ
Summit Point, West Virginia → locatedIn → Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia ⓘ
Harpers Ferry station → locatedInRegion → Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia ⓘ
West Virginia Route 9 → location → Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia ⓘ
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia → partOf → Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia ⓘ
Jefferson County, West Virginia → partOf → Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia ⓘ
Martinsburg, West Virginia → partOf → Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia ⓘ
Summit Point, West Virginia → partOf → Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Census Bureau’s Eastern Panhandle region
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops → region → Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia ⓘ
Martinsburg, West Virginia → region → Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shenandoah Valley area
Shepherdstown, West Virginia → region → Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shenandoah Valley area
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College → regionServed → Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia ⓘ
West Virginia Route 9 → regionServed → Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia ⓘ
Berkeley Medical Center → serves → Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia ⓘ
Shepherd University → servesRegion → Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia ⓘ
Martinsburg, West Virginia → transportationHubFor → Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia ⓘ