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Town in West Virginia, United States
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Glenville is a town of about 1,100 people (2021) and the county seat of Gilmer County, on the Little Kanawha River. It is home to Glenville State University, Cedar Creek State Park and several industrial companies, as well as a federal prison.
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It has camping facilities, hiking trails, swimming pool, a restored schoolhouse and a chain of 3 small ponds. The old one-room schoolhouse complete with restored school desks and potbellied stove is open for tours on Saturdays in the summer.
Singing, story-telling, arts and crafts, 5K race, fiddle and banjo contest, square dancing.
Glenville is at the intersection of US-119 and WV-5. 16 miles to the east is I-79, about a 25-minute drive.
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