Fairmont, West Virginia

Fairmont, United States

Fairmont, West Virginia shares 50 connections with 5619 other places across 16 topics, spanning government, history, nature, and science. The city hosts NASA's Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility, linking it to federal space science. Matthew M. Neely entered law practice in Fairmont and was elected its mayor in 1908. The annual Johnnie Johnson Blues and Jazz Festival takes place near the musician's birthplace in the city. Francis Ford Coppola filmed The Rain People in Fairmont in 1969.