Parkersburg

Parkersburg is a city of 30,000 people (as of 2018) in West Virginia. It was known as "Newport" when it was founded, later to be renamed Parkersburg in 1810. The city sits where the Little Kanawha River meets the Ohio river; the town of Belpre lies just across the river in Ohio. Among Parkersburg's more famous residents is Morgan Spurlock, director of the 2004 film Super Size Me; the city's film connections continued with the 2006 film Bubble, which was filmed in the area and starred local residents. The area also has a long history with oil drilling, and is the home of the first documented commercial use of oil in the US.

Get in
Parkersburg is on I-77 between Charleston and Akron, Ohio. US-50 also enters the city from Athens, Ohio on the west and Clarksburg on the east, and OH-7 passes through Belpre, between the Point Pleasant area and Marietta, Ohio.

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Learn

 * The area newspaper is the Parkersburg News and Sentinel, 519 Juliana Street, or.
 * Ohio Valley University, 1 Campus View Drive in Vienna, . A faith-proclaiming, regional liberal arts university chartered in 1958. 18 baccalaureate degree programs, 2 associate degree programs, special certificates and endorsements.
 * West Virginia University at Parkersburg, 300 Campus Drive, or . A regional campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown, founded in 1961 and offering a blend of certificate and associate programs as well as select bachelor's degrees in applied technology, elementary education, business education, bachelor of arts, nursing, criminal justice and social work.

Mid-range

 * Comfort Suites, 167 Elizabeth Pike in Mineral Wells, +1 304-489-9600. 116 rooms. Indoor and outdoor pool, jacuzzi, exercise room, sauna. Complimentary breakfast. $77 - $150.
 * Hampton Inn Parkersburg, I-77 and WV-14 (exit 170) in Mineral Wells, or ). 68 rooms. Outdoor pool, exercise room. Complimentary continental breakfast.
 * Hampton Inn Parkersburg, I-77 and WV-14 (exit 170) in Mineral Wells, or ). 68 rooms. Outdoor pool, exercise room. Complimentary continental breakfast.

Go next

 * Marietta, Ohio is about 20 minutes north on OH-7.
 * Point Pleasant is a little over 1 hour south on US-50 / OH-7.
 * Charleston is a little over 1 hour south on I-77.
 * Columbus, Ohio is a little over 2 hours northwest on I-77 / I-70.