Place:Marmet, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

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NameMarmet
TypeCity
Coordinates38.245°N 81.567°W
Located inKanawha, West Virginia, United States
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Marmet (pronounced mar-MET) is a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, along the Kanawha River. The population was 1,501 at the 2020 census.

The community was re-named in 1900 after the local Marmet Coal Company, which had the name of its proprietors Edwin and William Marmet. The town name was changed from Brownsville. The town name prior to 1829 was Elizaville that was founded in 1780 by Leonard Morris.

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