Place:St. Marys, Pleasants, West Virginia, United States

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NameSt. Marys
Alt namesSaint Maryssource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCity
Coordinates39.396°N 81.2°W
Located inPleasants, West Virginia, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
IOOF Cemetery
Nine Mile Cemetery
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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St. Marys is a city and the county seat of Pleasants County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,847 at the 2020 census.[1] St. Marys was established in 1849 by Alexander Creel, who is said to have had a vision of Mary while passing the townsite by boat on the Ohio River.

St. Marys is part of the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Train tracks run down the middle of 2nd Street in St. Marys, and freight trains running through the middle of downtown St. Marys are a common sight. It is one of the few remaining towns in the United States where freight trains actually share city streets with automotive traffic.

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