THough when Marylanders talk about the casino in West Virginia its always the Charles Town in the Eastern Panhandle. They ask if that is where the casino is and there actually is a casino in both places too. I recently moved from Maryland, and many people in Maryland also confuse Charleston with Charles Town. When I drive west from Maryland on 68, where 68 ends it only points Interstate 79 south to 'Fairmont' and 'Clarksburg' but Charleston isn't even mentioned.

The thing is Charleston signs don't even appear until you get really close to the city despite the fact that within WV and Appalachia this is an important city. However the roadsigns in WV just say 'Charleston'.

People also confuse University of Charleston with College of Charleston in South Carolina, so UC's website is actually University of Charleston - Official Site so there is no confusion. When they talk about here they have to say 'Charleston, West Virginia'. When people say 'Charleston' by default they mean South Carolina. I know understand that Charleston SC is the much larger and more important city and people there feel they are the 'real Charleston'. For my mail I can put either Sissonville or Charleston and it gets here.I always put Sissonville cause I've heard of mail being sent to South Carolina by accident, though I think postal workers are supposed to go by the zipcode above all else.

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