Kanawha City is a neighborhood of the city of
Charleston in
Kanawha County,
West Virginia
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,
United States
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. It is in the southeastern part of the city, and located along
WV 61 (MacCorkle Ave.) It officially starts at the 35th Street bridge, where there is a sign welcoming visitors and B&D Gastropub is located. It comprises mostly small stores and neighborhood/residential on both sides. The stores, malls, and restaurants are mostly located in the southern part of the neighborhood.
An early variant name was Owens.
During the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department reported sixteen confirmed cases and one death from
COVID-19
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at The Eastbrook Rehabilitation Center during the month of April 2020.
References
Geography of Charleston, West Virginia
Neighborhoods in West Virginia
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