Sistersville, West Virginia
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Sistersville, West Virginia is a small historic city along the Ohio River known for its late-19th-century oil boom heritage and riverfront setting.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasAreaCode |
304
ⓘ
681 ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicHistory |
oil production
ⓘ
river transportation ⓘ |
| hasEducation | public schools operated by Tyler County Schools ⓘ |
| hasElevationRange | below 300 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| hasEvent | community festivals related to oil heritage ⓘ |
| hasFeature | riverfront setting ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | oil industry heritage ⓘ |
| hasHeritageTourism | oil boom history tours and sites ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDistrict | Sistersville Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricEraOfGrowth | late 1800s ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSignificance | late-19th-century oil boom ⓘ |
| hasLandUse | mixed residential and commercial core ⓘ |
| hasLocalEconomySector |
services
ⓘ
small-scale industry ⓘ tourism related to historic heritage ⓘ |
| hasMajorReligion | Christianity (predominant) ⓘ |
| hasNearbyStateBorder | border with Ohio (across the Ohio River) ⓘ |
| hasNearbyWaterBody | Middle Island (in the Ohio River) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableBuilding |
First National Bank Building
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russell Building NERFINISHED ⓘ Wells Inn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulationRange | under 5,000 inhabitants ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 26175 ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryCountyGovernment | Tyler County Courthouse (located in Sistersville) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryRoadAccess | West Virginia state highways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRegionalRole | local commercial center for Tyler County ⓘ |
| hasRiverfront | Ohio River waterfront ⓘ |
| hasRiverFunction | river port (historically) ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | small city ⓘ |
| hasTransportation | ferry across the Ohio River ⓘ |
| historicDistrictStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| isCountySeatOf | Tyler County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
historic downtown
ⓘ
oil boom era architecture ⓘ |
| isLocatedInRegion | Appalachia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Ohio River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Tyler County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Ohio River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | West Virginia ⓘ |
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