Clarksburg, city (2020 pop. 14,929),
seat of Harrison co., N central W.Va., at the confluence of Elk Creek and
the West Fork of the Monongahela River; inc. 1795. It is an industrial and
shipping center for an area of coal mines, oil and natural gas fields, and
grazing lands. Glass and fabricated metal products, welding and
transportation equipment, and machinery are manufactured. The city was an
important Union supply base in the Civil War, and remains of Union
earthworks are preserved in Lowndes Hill park. Clarksburg is the birthplace
of Stonewall Jackson; a plaque
designates the site. Salem International Univ. and the FBI fingerprint data
center are outside the city.
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