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Place Name
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Giles County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Pearisburg
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Population
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16,366 (1990)
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Location
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Virginia, United States, North America
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Latitude
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37°19'N
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Longitude
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80°42'W
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Giles
, county
( 360 sq mi/932 sq km;
1990 pop. 16,366), SW Va.;  Pearisburg; 37°19'N 80°42'W. In
the Allegheny Mts.; bounded NW by W.Va. state line; parts of
Jefferson Natl. Forest in W, N, and along SE boundary.
Drained by New R. and Sinking Creek. Mfg. at Ripplemead; agr. (hay,
alfalfa, apples; cattle, poultry); timber; some coal mining. Mt. L.
Resort, White Rocks, and Cascade Falls Recreation Areas in E.
Appalachian Trail crosses N part of co., follows W.Va. border, crosses
through W part of co. Formed 1806.
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