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Malden, West Virginia

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The Kanawha Saline(s) post office was established in 1814 and discontinued in 1879. The community changed its name to Malden, establishing Malden PO in 1879; it closed in 1961. This probably means that Malden became a Rural Branch of Charleston in 1961. The present name most likely is derived from
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Malden is the location of the Salines salt wells, and the Booker T. Washington Park, owned and maintained by the
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West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Malden, West Virginia
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and a national African-American leader in the early 20th century.
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Unincorporated communities in Kanawha County, West Virginia
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Location within West Virginia and the United States
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Unincorporated community
Malden is located in West Virginia
Malden is located in the United States
38°18′02″N 81°33′25″W / 38.30056°N 81.55694°W / 38.30056; -81.55694
Country
State
West Virginia
County
Kanawha
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
ZIP codes
unincorporated community
Kanawha County
West Virginia
Charleston metro area
Malden, Massachusetts
West Virginia State University
African Zion Baptist Church
Malden Historic District
National Register of Historic Places
Lewis Ruffner
Viola Ruffner
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Institute
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Malden, West Virginia

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