Charles Town, West Virginia

E57132
city county seat

Charles Town, West Virginia, is a historic small city in the state's Eastern Panhandle known for its 18th-century roots, connections to the Washington family, and its prominent courthouse and casino-racetrack.

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Surface form Occurrences
Charles Town–Ranson urban area 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
county seat ⓘ
climate humid subtropical climate ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
county Jefferson County, West Virginia ⓘ
foundedBy Charles Washington ⓘ
foundedIn 1780s ⓘ
governmentType mayor–council government ⓘ
hasAreaCode 304 ⓘ
681 ⓘ
hasAttraction Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity gaming and horse racing ⓘ
local government services ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasFunction local commercial center for Jefferson County ⓘ
hasHeritage 18th-century roots ⓘ
hasHistoricBuilding Jefferson County Courthouse ⓘ
hasHistoricDistrict Charles Town Historic District ⓘ
hasHistoricEvent 19th-century trials held at Jefferson County Courthouse ⓘ
hasHistoricSignificance association with the family of George Washington ⓘ
hasLandmark Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races ⓘ
Jefferson County Courthouse ⓘ
hasNearbyRiver Potomac River ⓘ
surface form: Potomac River (regional vicinity)

Shenandoah River ⓘ
surface form: Shenandoah River (nearby region)
hasPopulationCharacteristic small city ⓘ
hasPostalCode 25414 ⓘ
hasRegion Appalachia ⓘ
surface form: Appalachian region
hasTransportation U.S. Route 340 NERFINISHED ⓘ
West Virginia Route 9 ⓘ
hasZIPCodeType standard ZIP code 25414 ⓘ
influencedBy Washington family ⓘ
isCountySeatOf Jefferson County, West Virginia ⓘ
knownFor 18th-century town layout and architecture ⓘ
casino-racetrack ⓘ
connections to the Washington family ⓘ
historic courthouse ⓘ
locatedIn Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia ⓘ
Shenandoah Valley ⓘ
surface form: Shenandoah Valley region
locatedNear Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
Ranson, West Virginia ⓘ
namedAfter Charles Washington ⓘ
partOf Washington family landholdings in the Shenandoah Valley ⓘ
Washington metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area (outer region)
state West Virginia ⓘ
timeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ

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

Jefferson County, West Virginia → contains → Charles Town, West Virginia ⓘ
Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia → containsSettlement → Charles Town, West Virginia ⓘ
Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia → countySeatOfCountyIs → Charles Town, West Virginia ⓘ
Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia → hasCountySeat → Charles Town, West Virginia ⓘ
Jefferson County, West Virginia → hasCountySeat → Charles Town, West Virginia ⓘ
Jefferson County, West Virginia → hasHistoricTown → Charles Town, West Virginia ⓘ
Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia → locatedNear → Charles Town, West Virginia ⓘ
Summit Point, West Virginia → locatedNear → Charles Town, West Virginia ⓘ
Kearneysville, West Virginia → near → Charles Town, West Virginia ⓘ
Jefferson County, West Virginia → seat → Charles Town, West Virginia ⓘ
West Virginia Route 9 → serves → Charles Town, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charles Town–Ranson urban area
West Virginia Route 9 → terminusEast → Charles Town, West Virginia ⓘ