Williamsport, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
39°12′05″N 79°01′41″W / 39.20139°N 79.02806°W / 39.20139; -79.02806CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyGrantElevation1,024 ft (312 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)GNIS feature ID1549990[1]

Williamsport is an unincorporated community on Patterson Creek in Grant County, West Virginia, United States. Williamsport is the birthplace of J.R. Clifford (1848-1933), West Virginia's first African-American attorney.

Joseph V. Williams, an early postmaster, gave the community his name.[2]

Notable residents

  • J. R. Clifford, who became West Virginia's first African-American attorney

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Williamsport, West Virginia
  2. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 682.
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