Cheat Lake is a 13-mile-long (21 km) reservoir on the Cheat River in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. It was originally named Lake Lynn, but the Board on Geographic Names officially decided upon Cheat Lake as the reservoir's name in 1976. The surface area of Cheat Lake is about 1,730 acres (700 ha). The volume is approximately 128.016 cubic kilometres (30.713 cu mi).
Population: 7,988
Latitude: 39° 40' 19.27" N
Longitude: -79° 51' 12.20" W
West Virginia University (WVU) is a public land grant research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, United States. Its other campuses include the West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery and Potomac State College of West Vi…
Morgantown is a city in and the county seat of Monongalia County, West Virginia. Situated along the banks of the Monongahela River, Morgantown is the largest city in North-Central West Virginia, and the base of the Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statis…
The Morgantown Personal Rapid Transit (WVU PRT) system is a personal rapid transit/people mover system in Morgantown, West Virginia, United States.
The Battle of Fort Necessity (also called the Battle of the Great Meadows) took place on July 3, 1754, in what is now the mountaintop hamlet of Farmington in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. The engagement was one of the first battles of the French and…
The Battle of Jumonville Glen, also known as the Jumonville affair, was the opening battle of the French and Indian War fought on May 28, 1754 near what is present-day Uniontown in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
Fairmont is a city in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 18,704 at the 2010 census.
Monongalia County, known locally as Mon County, is a county located in the State of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 96,189, making it the fourth-most populous county in West Virginia. Its county seat is at Morgantown.
The Farmington Mine disaster was an explosion that happened at approximately 5:30 a.m. on November 20, 1968, at the Consol No.
Fort Necessity National Battlefield is a National Battlefield Site in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States, which preserves the site of the Battle of Fort Necessity.
The WVU Coliseum is a 14,000-seat multi-purpose arena which is located in the Evansdale campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. The circular arena features a poured concrete roof.
Preston County is a county located in the State of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 33,520. Its county seat is Kingwood.
Marion County is a county located in the State of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 56,418. Its county seat is Fairmont.
Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium (commonly known as Mountaineer Field) is the football stadium for the West Virginia Mountaineers NCAA Division I FBS football team.
The Nemacolin Woodlands Resort is a resort in Farmington, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
Star City is a town in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,825 at the 2010 census.
Accident is a town in Garrett County, Maryland, United States. The population was 325 at the 2010 census. The town is home to Northern Garrett High School.
Kingwood is a city in and the county seat of Preston County, West Virginia, United States, and is part of the Pittsburgh DMA. Kingwood was founded in 1815. The population was 2,939 at the 2010 census.
Bruceton Mills is a town in Preston County, West Virginia, United States along Big Sandy Creek. The population was 85 at the 2010 census. An early settler, John M. Hoffman, named this community for his stepfather, George Bruce, who claimed direct de…