Eleanor, WV

united states

Eleanor is a small river town in West Virginia's Kanawha Valley, about 20 miles west of Charleston via I-64 and Route 35. The community of 1,700 sits where the Kanawha River bends through Appalachian foothills, serving mainly as a residential area for Charleston commuters. Its restored 1890s railroad depot recalls the town's history as a coal and timber shipping hub.