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About Beckley, WV

Although founded in 1838, Beckley existed only on paper at that time, " Alfred Beckley said he "was frequently jeered and laughed at for his Paper Town..." Early in its history, the town was known as Beckley, Raleigh Court House, and, occasionally, Beckleyville. The town was originally located in Fayette County, Virginia. In 1850 the act of the Virginia legislature creating Raleigh County named Beckley the county seat. The city is sometimes called the "Smokeless Coal Capital", "The City of Champions" and the "Gateway To Southern West Virginia." [ citation needed ] Beckley had the first "community antenna" television system in the United States, a forerunner of cable television. [ citation needed ] During the presidential primaries of 1960, the vehicles of rivals John F.