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This partial list of city nicknames in West Virginia compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in West Virginia are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce. City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity.〔Muench, David ("Wisconsin Community Slogans: Their Use and Local Impacts" ), December 1993, accessed April 10, 2007.〕 Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth"〔 are also believed to have economic value.〔 Their economic value is difficult to measure,〔 but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by "branding" themselves by adopting new slogans.〔Alfredo Andia, (Branding the Generic City :) ), MU.DOT magazine, September 10, 2007〕 Some unofficial nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency. *Bluefield - Nature's Air Conditioned City〔(Welcome to Bluefield, West Virginia! )〕 *Charleston - Chemicalville〔(U.S. City Monikers ), Tagline Guru website, accessed January 5, 2008〕 *Fairmont - The Gymnastics Capital of West Virginia〔 *Petersburg - Home of the Golden Trout 〔( Grant County Chamber of Commerce ) website ("Petersburg is known as the 'Home of the Golden Trout', which is a color mutation of the regular rainbow and was developed using selective breeding at the Petersburg hatchery.")〕 *Weirton - Forged by Steel〔(City of Weirton Homepage )〕 *Wheeling - Nail City 〔(Iron and Steel ), Ohio County Public Library website ("The city comes fairly by her sobriquet, 'The Nail City.' Here are cut more nails than in any other city in the world.")〕 ==See also== *List of city nicknames in the United States 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of city nicknames in West Virginia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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