Williamsport is an unincorporated community on Patterson Creek in Grant County, West Virginia, USA. Williamsport is the birthplace of

J.R. Clifford J. R. Clifford (September 13, 1848 – October 6, 1933) was West Virginia's first African-American attorney. Clifford was also a newspaper publisher, editor and writer, school teacher, and principal. He was a Civil War veteran, grandfather ...

(1848-1933), West Virginia's first African-American

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

Notable residents

J. R. Clifford J. R. Clifford (September 13, 1848 – October 6, 1933) was West Virginia's first African-American attorney. Clifford was also a newspaper publisher, editor and writer, school teacher, and principal. He was a Civil War veteran, grandfather, as ...

, who became West Virginia's first African-American attorney

References

Unincorporated communities in Grant County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia {{GrantCountyWV-geo-stub