your5best | CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA Drone Video Tour @freshishealthy | Uploaded January 2020 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Charleston, West Virginia is home to more than 50 thousand and the central hub to a metropolitan area of more than 212 thousand. In this video, you'll see the top 30 sites in the downtown area. This city has an incredibly rich history. After the Revolutionary War, 1,250 acres of land at the mouth of Elk River was sold to Colonel Clendenin, who built the first settlement here, called Fort Lee in 1787. Charlestown got its name from the Colonel's father, Charles, when officially proclaimed in the 1793 Virginia General Assembly. When Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861, the western parts of Virginia, like Charleston, had mixed loyalties. Charleston changed hands twice during the Civil War and Lincoln issued a Presidential Proclamation making West Virginia the 35th state in 1863. In 1877, Charleston was chosen as the capital of West Virginia and the Capitol Building grounds were opened eight years later.
To see our video on the West Virginia Capitol Building, click here:
youtu.be/hVJ_9rzv_FU
Charleston, West Virginia is home to more than 50 thousand and the central hub to a metropolitan area of more than 212 thousand. In this video, you'll see the top 30 sites in the downtown area. This city has an incredibly rich history. After the Revolutionary War, 1,250 acres of land at the mouth of Elk River was sold to Colonel Clendenin, who built the first settlement here, called Fort Lee in 1787. Charlestown got its name from the Colonel's father, Charles, when officially proclaimed in the 1793 Virginia General Assembly. When Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861, the western parts of Virginia, like Charleston, had mixed loyalties. Charleston changed hands twice during the Civil War and Lincoln issued a Presidential Proclamation making West Virginia the 35th state in 1863. In 1877, Charleston was chosen as the capital of West Virginia and the Capitol Building grounds were opened eight years later.
To see our video on the West Virginia Capitol Building, click here:
youtu.be/hVJ_9rzv_FU
