Jefferson County was established on October 26, 1801, from a portion of Berkeley County by an act of the Virginia General Assembly. It was named after Thomas Jefferson, vice-president of the United States and president elect. Years earlier, Jefferson had stood on a rock high above the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers at Harpers Ferry. In his Notes on the State of Virginia, he remarked that this view was "worth a trip across the Atlantic."
WVU Jefferson County Extension Service
1948 Wiltshire Road,
Suite 3
Kearneysville, WV 25430-9644
(304) 728-7413
FAX (304) 728-4101
Outlook
For the Panhandle
The Eastern Panhandle is a vibrant and growing area. WVU
Bureau of Business and Economic Research has completed an Outlook
from 2003 - 2008 (requires Acrobat)
for Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan Counties.
Jefferson
County is Part of a Larger System
Our office provides many local educational programs to area families,
businesses, and communities. We are also your link to other WVU
Extension offices and to West Virginia
University colleges and offices. WVU's Jefferson County Extension
office is part of the national land-grant
system. Each office has the same mission
as its foundation: to help people put knowledge to work.
Local Extension Educational Programs
Each WVU Extension office provides the public with information on just about any topic, either from office publications or on-line resources. Links below provide educational programs from WVU Extension main campus in the following areas:
- Agriculture
- 4-H & Youth Development
- Composting and Recycling
- Gardening and the Master Gardener Program
- Foods and Nutrition
- Community
Educational Outreach Service and Families
Buy Local and Learn More About Local Agriculture
