Leaflet. "The first table given below, shows the County seats in the State, the estimated distances of which are nearer to Clarksburg than Charleston, the number of Delegates, the Population and state Taxes of each, State school taxes included. The second table shows the same facts in regard to Charleston. Thus it wil [sic] be seen that if the contest be confined to Clarksburg and Charleston for the location of the Capital, that Clarksburg is nearer the geographical and accessible centre of the State... "
Specifications of labor and material required in the erection and competition of the Capitol Annex. for the state of West Virginia, Charleston, for the Supreme Court of Appeals, and offices for its judges and clerks, for the state library, historical society, and offices for auditor and treasurer.
Call Number:
P710
Date:
1899
Description:
Pamphlet.
Subject Geographic:
West Virginia--Capital and capitol--History., West Virginia Capitol Complex (Charleston, W. Va.)--Buildings.
All:
West Virginia--Capital and capitol--History., West Virginia Capitol Complex (Charleston, W. Va.)--Buildings.
Parkersburg (W. Va.). Board of Commerce. Capitol Committee.
Title:
Other states, their capitols, what they look like and what they cost : with a word regarding West Virginia and its proposed capitol.
Call Number:
P7457
Date:
[1923?]
Description:
Pamphlet. "Parkersburg would be an ideal Capitol for West Virginia. It is more accessible for 65% of the people of the State than Charleston. Its population is 98% American born. It has every facility with which to discharge the obligations of a Capitol City with credit to the State."