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Parkersburg

American  
[pahr-kerz-burg] / ˈpɑr kərzˌbɜrg /

noun

  1. a city in NW West Virginia, on the Ohio River.


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Two weeks later, after packing most of his belongings into U-Haul shipping crates, we left Parkersburg, W.Va., in Steve’s red Volkswagen Golf with two suitcases, one Treeing Walker Coonhound and one Aussie/Chow mix.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

Last year, someone dropped off a set of Tiffany jewelry at Goodwill’s Parkersburg, W.Va., store, including a ring, bracelet and necklace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025

That was true for Elaine Hissam, 74, of Parkersburg, W.Va., who became alarmed last summer when she scored 5.8 percent on an A1C test.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 24, 2022

Charleston attorney John F. McCuskey made the largest one-time gift in the private liberal arts college’s 130-year history, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel reported.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 26, 2021

“Everyone else is going to Parkersburg and I didn’t want to go.”

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

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