History of Moundsville, West Virginia
Moundsville is a city in Marshall County, West Virginia|Marshall County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia|Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 9,998 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Marshall County, West Virginia|Marshall County{{GR|6}}. The city was named for the Grave Creek Mound.{{cite book| last= Comins |first= Linda S. |editor= Ken Sullivan (ed.) | title= The West Virginia Encyclopedia |year= 2006 |publisher= West Virginia Humanities Council |location=Charleston, W.Va. |isbn= 0-9778498-0-5 |pages= p. 505 |chapter=Moundsville}} The retired West Virginia State Penitentiary operated in Moundsville from 1867 to 1995.{{cite book| last= Bumgardner |first= Stan |editor= Ken Sullivan (ed.) | title= The West Virginia Encyclopedia |year= 2006 |publisher= West Virginia Humanities Council |location=Charleston, W.Va. |isbn= 0-9778498-0-5 |pages= p. 505 |chapter=Moundsville Penitentiary}}
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