Kanawha City is a neighborhood of the city of Charleston in Kanawha County , West Virginia , United States . It is in the southeastern part of the city, and located along WV 61 (MacCorkle Ave.) It officially starts at the 35th Street bridge, where there is a sign welcoming visitors. It comprises mostly small stores and neighborhood/residential on both sides. The stores, malls, and restaurants are mostly located in the southern part of the neighborhood.
6-464: Kanawha City was first developed in the 1890's by former West Virginia governor William A. MacCorckle and other businessmen. The town was incorporated into Charleston in 1929. An early variant name was Owens. 38°19′17″N 81°34′55″W / 38.32139°N 81.58194°W / 38.32139; -81.58194 This article about a location in Kanawha County , West Virginia
12-667: A law practice in Charleston and also taught school. From 1880 to 1889, he served as the Kanawha County prosecuting attorney. In 1884 he married Belle Goshorn . MacCorkle possessed strong views regarding the Confederacy. On December 8, 1889, he struck U.S. Marshal W.J. White at the Ruffner Hotel in Charleston after the latter made a disparaging comment about former Confederate president Jefferson Davis. In 1892, as
18-653: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . William A. MacCorkle William Alexander MacCorkle (May 7, 1857 – September 24, 1930), was an American teacher, lawyer, prosecutor, the ninth Governor of West Virginia and state legislator of West Virginia , and financier . He was born near Lexington, Virginia . After briefly teaching school in Pocahontas County, West Virginia , he attended Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. Returning to West Virginia, in 1879, he established
24-596: The Democratic Party's candidate, he was elected governor of West Virginia . As governor, MacCorkle advocated increased funding for state institutions and improved transportation. Through an advertising program, he actively promoted the state's natural resources to attract industry. MacCorkle opposed the growing labor movement among coal miners and dispatched the state militia to break a strike . After leaving office, MacCorkle returned to his Charleston law practice. In his numerous travels, he continued to publicize
30-672: The early 1960s. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. In Charleston, a major arterial road, MacCorkle Avenue, was named for him and carries U.S. Route 60 through the area. His papers form a valuable research resource at the West Virginia Division of Culture and History , which maintains the MacCorkle Collection on their State History and Archives website. The children's museum (now called Avampato Discovery Museum )
36-644: The state's resources. In 1910, he was elected to the West Virginia Senate. MacCorkle was also a founder and president of the Citizens National Bank, which later merged with the Charleston National Bank. He wrote an autobiography , The Recollections of Fifty Years , which was published in 1928. He died at his Charleston home, Sunrise , in 1930. MacCorkle's mansion, Sunrise, became home to a children's museum in
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