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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

The plane, a 1974 Beechcraft King Air E90, departed out of Columbus at 6:35 a.m. and was headed to Parkersburg, West Virginia.

From Washington Times Oct. 18, 2022

The Parkersburg News and Sentinel first reported about the ad, saying a version was sent to television stations.

From Seattle Times Jan. 25, 2022

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

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

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