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Explore Preston in United States

Preston in the region of West Virginia is a place in United States - some 147 mi or ( 236 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital city .

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Time in Preston is now 05:26 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/New York " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Cumberland, Uniontown, Harrisonburg, Aurora, and Camp Ground. Since you are here already, consider visiting Cumberland . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Preston ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

West Virginia Northern Railroad-runby

3:59 min by bullfrog1954
Views: 1571 Rating: 5.00

This is a sample runby on the now-defunct West Virginia Northern RR which operated excursions from Kingwood to Tunnelton WV (where it connected with CSX). The line ceased operation in 1999 and the tra ..

West Virginia Northern Railroad (rare mileage into downtown Kingwood)

9:29 min by bullfrog1954
Views: 796 Rating: 5.00

Here's one last West Virginia Northern RR offering (from my May 1996 trip) before I release the DVD (sometime before the year 3000)-rare mileage into downtown Kingwood WV. My understanding is this tra ..


West Virginia Northern Railroad-Two Runbys

1:59 min by bullfrog1954
Views: 588 Rating: 5.00

Here are two more photo runbys on the now-defunct West Virginia Northern Railroad. The first was shot a few miles south of Kingwood WV and the second was at the Howesville crossing. Both were shot dur ..

CSX Mountain Sub Helpers #3

2:16 min by MOVRMAN
Views: 448 Rating: 5.00

CSX helper units #728 and #730(both ES44ACs) have climbed the Cheat River Grade, and descended the Newburg Grade to Hardman, West Virginia. There, they hooked onto the front of the Q316-23, and began ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Camp Dawson (West Virginia)

Camp Dawson is a West Virginia Army National Guard facility in Preston County, West Virginia, USA. Camp Dawson was established on May 7, 1909 when the West Virginia Legislature authorized the purchase of 196.5 acres of land on Dunkard Bottom along the Cheat River. The camp was named in honor of William M. O. Dawson, a native of Preston County, who had served as governor of the state from 1905-1908. Troops first trained at Camp Dawson during that summer and continued until the entry of the U.S.

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Located at 39.45 -79.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Preston County, West Virginia, Military facilities in West Virginia, United States Army posts, World War II prisoner of war camps in the United States

Kingwood, West Virginia

Kingwood is a town 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.

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Located at 39.47 -79.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Cities in West Virginia, Coal towns, County seats in West Virginia, Morgantown metropolitan area, Populated places in Preston County, West Virginia

Preston County, West Virginia

Preston County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is part of the Morgantown, West Virginia, Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Pittsburgh DMA. It was formed from Monongalia County in 1818 and named for Virginia Governor James Patton Preston. As of the 2010 census, the population was 33,520. Its county seat is Kingwood. For media market purposes the county is defined entirely as part of the Pittsburgh market.

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Located at 39.47 -79.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 1818 establishments in the United States, Morgantown metropolitan area, Northwestern Turnpike, Populated places established in 1818, Potomac River counties, Preston County, West Virginia, West Virginia counties

WFSP-FM

WFSP-FM is an Oldies and Classic Rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Kingwood, West Virginia, serving Kingwood and Preston County, West Virginia. WFSP-FM is owned and operated by WFSP, Inc.

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Located at 39.48 -79.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Oldies radio stations in the United States, Radio stations in West Virginia

Tunnelton, West Virginia

Tunnelton is a town in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 294 at the 2010 census.

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Located at 39.40 -79.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Coal towns, Morgantown metropolitan area, Populated places in Preston County, West Virginia, Towns in West Virginia