Logan County

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Logan County is a largely rural, coal-mining region in southern West Virginia known for its Appalachian landscape and history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
county
climate humid continental to humid subtropical transition
country United States of America
countrySubdivisionType county of West Virginia
countySeat Logan
geography forested hills
mountainous terrain
river valleys
hasCharacteristic coal-mining region
historically dependent on coal industry
sparsely populated outside small towns
hasCulturalRegion Appalachia
surface form: Appalachian region
hasHistoricalTheme Appalachian cultural history
labor history related to coal mining
hasLandUse forestry
residential communities in hollows and valleys
hasMajorEconomicSector energy production
mining
hasTransportationFeature rail lines serving coal industry
rural highways
historicalIndustry coal mining
knownFor Appalachian landscape
coal mining
rural character
locatedIn Appalachia
Logan County, West Virginia
surface form: Logan County, West Virginia, United States

Southern West Virginia
West Virginia
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
namedAfter Logan (Mingo leader)
surface form: Chief Logan

Logan
partOf Appalachian coalfield
surface form: Logalachian coalfields
regionType largely rural
state West Virginia

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Southern West Virginia hasCounty Logan County