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Elkins was named for Senator Stephen B. Elkins and was the home of Senator Henry G. Davis. It serves as headquarters for the Monongahela National Forest. Near the city stood Friend’s Fort, built in 1772, and the old Seneca Indian Trail crosses the campus of Davis and Elkins College.
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Elkins, West Virginia · United States
