West Virginia
Approximately 11% of the combined population of "Mountaineer Country", collectively the north central West Virginia cities of Clarksburg, Fairmont and Morgantown claim Italian ancestry, mostly from Italian immigrants recruited to work in mining and glass manufacturing.
- Clarksburg
- Fairmont
- Morgantown
Read more about this topic: List Of Italian American Neighborhoods
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