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in Charleston, West Virginia
June 9-10, 2021

USA map showing location of WV

painted post
The below quote is from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_West_Virginia

Charleston was founded in 1788 and incorporated in 1794. It is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of West Virginia with 32.64 square miles of city, 31.50 square miles of land, and 1.14 square miles of water. Charleston is the center of government, commerce, and industry for Kanawha County, the county seat. Early industries included salt and the first natural gas well. Later, coal became central to economic prosperity in the city and surrounding areas. Today, trade, utilities, government, medicine and education play central roles in the city's economy.

Charleston information sign tug pushing a load of coal
tug pushing a load of coa tug pushing a load of coa
water fountain and flowers

Below: Two really great murals. The one on the left below looks 3D but is not

mural that looks 3D mural on a building

The West Virginia Capitol Building

The West Virginia Capitol building's height of its dome is 295 feet, which is 5-feet higher than the US Capitol dome. The Diameter of the dome is 75-feet. The floor space is 525,000 square feet. The weight of the chandelier inside the dome is 4,000 pounds, The weight of the individual bronze doors on each portico is 2,800 pounds. Unfortunately, the two RV Gypsies were unable to go inside the building on this date.

The WV Capitol Building The WV Capitol Building
The WV Capitol Building The WV Capitol Building
The WV Capitol Building, plaque and Bell
Karen Duquette in front of The WV Capitol Building Lee Duquette in front of The WV Capitol Building
water fountain in front of The WV Capitol Building
West Virginia Capiitol Complex sgn old machine

Close-ups of a circular wall on the side of Building 9 - The story of North America's growth

The story of North America's growth The story of North America's growth
The story of North America's growth The story of North America's growth
The story of North America's growth The story of North America's growth
The story of North America's growth The story of North America's growth
The story of North America's growth doorway to a different building

squirrels

squirrel squirrel
black squirrel black squirrel
black squirrel black squirrel

Below: Angry face on the black squirrel because the two RV Gypsies did not have any food for it.

black squirrel angry facw on a squirrel

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