Geography of Morgantown
Morgantown, West Virginia, the seat of Monongalia County. It is on the Monongahela River, 127 miles (204 km) northeast of Charleston. Morgantown is a shipping center for a coal-mining, manufacturing, and farming area. Metal products, hand-blown glassware, and textiles are made here. It is the seat of West Virginia University.
Morgantown's first permanent settlers (1767) included Zackquill Morgan, who founded Morgans-Town here.
Population: 26,809.