This was part of a westward migration of settlers from parts of Virginia to the east, closer to the Atlantic Ocean. Settlers at first named the city Newport when they settled it in the late 18th century following the American Revolutionary War. ( January 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This section needs additional citations for verification. In October 2012, it was merged with the Financial Management Service to form the Bureau of the Fiscal Service. metropolitan area in the late 20th century and headquartered in Parkersburg. Treasury Department, was relocated from the Washington, D.C. The Bureau of the Public Debt, an agency of the U.S. When the B&O completed the Parkersburg Bridge (CSX) 1868–1870 to Belpre, it was the longest railroad bridge in the world. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reached Parkersburg in 1857, but lacked a crossing over the Ohio River until after the American Civil War. The city is about 14 miles south of Marietta, Ohio. The population was 29,749 at the 2020 census. Located at the confluence of the Ohio and Little Kanawha rivers, it is the state's fourth-largest city and the largest city in the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna metropolitan area. Parkersburg is a city in and the county seat of Wood County, West Virginia.

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