March 14, 1853
Election authorized on moving the Preston County seat from Kingwood to the Cheat River suspension bridge
the Virginia General Assembly passed an act authorizing an election to determine whether the Preston County seat should remain in Kingwood or be moved to the east end of the wire suspension bridge across Cheat River.
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