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Morgantown is a small city in Monongalia County, in north-central West Virginia. It covers 10.1 sq mi (26.2 sq km) and has a population of 30,000 people (2011 estimate). The city is located on the banks of the Monongahela River, and is home to West Virginia University.
Guide to Morgantown Hotels
Here's a list of hotels in Morgantown that you can book online, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites. This helps you to make your room booking with the site that offers the best price.
Monongalia County Courthouse, Morgantown, West Virginia
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More on Morgantown
July is the warmest month in Morgantown, when average high temperature rises to 83.4°F (28.6°C). Coldest month is January, with average low temperature of 22.3°F (-5.39°C). May receives the most rain, at 4.37 in (111 mm). Snow can be expected here in January and February.The Morgantown area was contested between the French, British, Native Americans and Americans. Even after the area was given to the British in the Treaty of Paris in 1763, fighting continued sporadically with the Indians until the American Revolution.
Morgantown was named after Zackquill Morgan, who entered the area with his brother David in 1767. He established a homestead there in 1772. He rose to the rank of colonel in the US Army. In 1783, he commissioned Major William Haymond to survey and divide the land into lots. Morgantown was incorporated in 1838.
Visiting Morgantown
Morgantown is served by Interstate 79 and 68.Places of Interest in Morgantown
- Core Arboretum
91-acre (37 ha) arboretum belonging to the West Virginia University in Morgantown. It is open to the public without charge. - Dorsey Knob
Mountain summit and viewpoint off US Route 119.
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