Charleston, West Virginia

Charleston is the capital of West Virginia, a state of the United States of America. It is located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers in Kanawha County. As of the 2000 census, it has a population of 53,421. Currently, Charleston is the largest city in the state. It is the county seat of Kanawha County.

People from Charleston (and vicinity)

• The classical composer George Crumb was born in Charleston.
• Alias star Jennifer Garner was born in Houston, but moved with her family to Charleston as a young child and grew up there, graduating from the city's George Washington High School.
• For a time, Booker T. Washington, the writer, educator, and early civil rights leader, lived in Malden, just upriver from Charleston.
• NFL superstar Randy Moss grew up in Rand, adjacent to Malden.
• Former Major League Baseball player and current sportscaster John Kruk was born in Charleston, but grew up in Keyser in the state's Eastern Panhandle.