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Huntington

About Huntington

49,160 in city
285,624 in metro
46 km² (18 mi²)
173.39781189 m
Huntington is West Virginia's second largest city. It was founded in 1871 by Collis P. Huntington, president of the Cheasapeake and Ohio Railroad. It lies on the Ohio River in the southwestern corner of West Virginia in a semicircular valley between low hills and the Ohio River. Eleven miles of floodwalls protect the city from high water. Huntington is an industrial center manufacturing products such as steel, railroad cars, chemicals, glass, and clothing. It serves as a shipping hub for the millions of tons of bituminous coal mined to the south and southeast. It is also a regional health care center, the home of Marshall University, and the seat of Cabell County.

Metro Cities

Ashland, Catlettsburg, Huntington, Ironton

No. of Buildings

No. Current status
67 All Buildings
63
existing
4
demolished

Tallest Buildings

# Building Height Year
1 St. James Building 161 ft 1913
2 Prichard Building 146 ft 1925
3 Guaranty Bank and Trust Building 125 ft 1911
4 West Virginia Building - 1925
5 Twin Towers East - 1969

Building types

No. Type
47 low-rise building
7 high-rise building
5 mast (framework)
2 monument
2 mast (pole)
1 stadium
1 bridge
1 open-air structure
1 building with towers