Kanawha may refer to:

Places

Kanawha River The Kanawha River ( ) is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 97 mi (156 km) long, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The largest inland waterway in West Virginia, its valley has been a significant industrial region of the stat ...

in West Virginia, joining the Ohio River at Point Pleasant **

Kanawha Falls Kanawha Falls is a waterfall on the Kanawha River in West Virginia that has been a barrier to fish movement for more than 1 million years. The waterfall is formed by a diagonal sandstone ledge across the river about downstream from the conflue ...

, a waterfall on the Kanawha River **

Kanawha Falls, West Virginia Kanawha Falls is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Kanawha Falls is located on the east bank of the Kanawha River, southwest of Gauley Bridge and downstream from the waterfall of the same name. Kana ...

, an unincorporated community in Fayette County near the waterfall ** Kanawha River Valley AVA, West Virginia wine region * Little Kanawha River in West Virginia, joining the Ohio River at Parkersburg **

Kanawha, West Virginia Kanawha is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia, Wood County, West Virginia, United States. Kanawha is located on West Virginia Route 47, southeast of Parkersburg, West Virginia, Parkersburg. Reference ...

, an unincorporated community in Wood County near Parkersburg *

Kanawha County, West Virginia Kanawha County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 180,745, making it West Virginia's most populous county. The county seat is Charleston, which is also the state capital. Kanawha Coun ...

Kanawha County textbook controversy The Kanawha County textbook controversy was a violent school control struggle in the 20th century United States. It led to the largest protests ever in the history of Kanawha County, West Virginia, the shooting of one bystander, and extended school ...

, a violent school control struggle beginning in 1974 *

State of Kanawha Kanawha was a proposed name for the 39 counties which later became the main body of the U.S. state of West Virginia, formed on October 24, 1861. It consisted of most of the far northwestern counties of Virginia, which voted to secede from the sta ...

, an early name for the state of West Virginia * Kanawha Canal, part of the

James River and Kanawha Canal The James River and Kanawha Canal was a partially built canal in Virginia intended to facilitate shipments of passengers and freight by water between the western counties of Virginia and the coast. Ultimately its towpath became the roadbed for a ...

, a partially built canal in Richmond, VA *

Kanawha (Luray, Virginia) Kanawha, also known as Tuckahoe, is a historic home located at Luray, Page County, Virginia. It was built in 1921, and is a -story, Classical Revival style brick and tile-block dwelling on a poured-concrete foundation. It has a hipped roof cove ...

, a historic house *

Kanawha, Iowa Kanawha is a city in Hancock County, Iowa, United States. The population was 658 at the time of the 2020 census. History Kanawha was platted in 1899. The newly constructed railroad had arrived from Belmond, Iowa. Business' and some buildings m ...

, city

Railroad

* Kanawha, a type 2-8-4 railroad steam locomotive

Ships

* ''Kanawha'' (1899), a steam yacht owned by Henry H. Rogers * USS ''Kanawha'' or USNS ''Kanawha'' has been the name of seven ships of the United States Navy * USS ''Kanawha II'' (SP-130), a yacht which served in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1919 and was renamed USS ''Piqua'' (SP-130) in 1918. * The

United States Coast Guard Cutter United States Coast Guard Cutter is the term used by the U.S. Coast Guard for its commissioned vessels. They are or greater in length and have a permanently assigned crew with accommodations aboard. They carry the ship prefix USCGC. Histor ...

''Kanawha'', a buoy tender in Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Other uses

* Kanawha, a solar deity in

Seneca mythology Seneca mythology refers to the mythology of the Seneca people, one of the six nations of the Iroquois Confederacy from the northeastern United States. Figures Some important figures in Seneca mythology are: * Eagentci, whose name translates ...

* Kanawha Valley people, an ancient indigenous people who lived in what is now West Virginia * "Kanawha", a song by rock band Seam from the album '' The Pace Is Glacial'' {{disambig, geo