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We would like to provide the residents of  Moundsville  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Moundsville Home page. The Moundsville Home page provides as much information as possible on Moundsville. Knowing Moundsville’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Moundsville’s Home page, you will also find Moundsville’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Moundsville has a population of 8356. 47.5% of Moundsville’s inhabitants are Male, and 52.5 are female. 38.6% of Moundsville is married and 76.8% own their own home. The Average Home price is $73,919, and the average rent is $567. Household median income in Moundsville is $33,399, and the individual median income is $21,903. Moundsville’s Ethnic is the following: White(98.8%), Hispanic(1.6%), Multiple(0.9%), Black(0.2%), Asian(0.1%).


In 1771, English colonists Samuel and James Tomlinson built a cabin at what later became Moundsville, although they did not overwinter, and in fact left for several years after attacks by Native Americans. Elizabethtown, as Tomlinson's community was called, was incorporated in 1830 and would become the county seat upon the creation of Marshall County in 1835.


Nearby, the town of Mound City was incorporated in 1832. The two towns combined in 1865. In 1852 a line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad opened, connecting the eastern rail network with the Ohio and Mississippi riverboat system; Moundsville was an important port until 1861, when the Civil War shut down the river system and caused major damage to the railroad.


Fostoria Glass Company (specializing in hand-blown glassworks) was headquartered in Moundsville from 1891 to 1986. The retired West Virginia State Penitentiary operated in Moundsville from 1867 to 1995. On August 4, 1927, Charles Lindbergh landed The Spirit of St. Louis at Langin Field in Moundsville.


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