Marmet (pronounced mar-MET) is a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA, along the Kanawha River. The population was 1,693 at the 2000 census. Marmet was incorporated in 1921. It is named for the Marmet Coal Company, owned by William and Edwin Marmet, which began the development of large tracts of coal lands at that location in 1899. It was first named Elizaville, after Mrs. Leonard Morris, original settler here in 1773. Later, the city was k...
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Marmet (pronounced mar-MET) is a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA, along the Kanawha River. The population was 1,693 at the 2000 census. Marmet was incorporated in 1921. It is named for the Marmet Coal Company, owned by William and Edwin Marmet, which began the development of large tracts of coal lands at that location in 1899. It was first named Elizaville, after Mrs. Leonard Morris, original settler here in 1773. Later, the city was known as Browntown, after Charles Brown, who was financially interested in the local salt business. It is the hometown of pepperoni rolls and turtleneck sweaters.
Marmet is located at 38°14′43″N 81°34′3″W / 38.24528°N 81.5675°W / 38.24528; -81.5675 (38.245148, -81.567510).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (4.0 km²), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (9.03%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,693 people, 750...
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