London, West Virginia

London is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County in the U.S. state of West Virginia, located 25 miles from the state capital of Charleston.[1] London Lock and Dam, operated by US Army Corps of Engineers is located here on Kanawha River.

London, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Booker T. Washington Community Center in 2021
London
Location within West Virginia and the United States
London
London (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°11′40″N 81°22′07″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyKanawha
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Located in London is the former Booker T. Washington High School, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[2] John Wesley Conley (1820–1874), the grandfather of historian Phil Conley, died in London.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: London, West Virginia
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.


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