Williamsport, West Virginia

Williamsport is an unincorporated community on Patterson Creek in Grant County, West Virginia, United States. Williamsport is the birthplace of J. R. Clifford (1848–1933), West Virginia's first African-American attorney.

Joseph V. Williams, an early postmaster, gave the community his name.

Notable residents

• J. R. Clifford, who became West Virginia's first African-American attorney

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