Welcome to Saint Albans
Do you know how many names Saint Albans has had?
The town was first called Coalsmouth…as it was at the mouth of the Coal River. Col. John Cunningham and his father inlaw Stephen Benedict acquired most of Phillip Thompson’s land and in 1857 Phillipi became Jefferson. One year later in 1868 it was incorporated as the Village of Kanawha City. Collis P. Huntington built the C&O railroad through here in 1871-72. Mr. Huntington, being an influential person, proceeded to have the name of the town changed to St. Albans in 1871. Supposedly done as a favor to his chief council, H.C. Parson after his home in St. Albans, Vermont. Approved by WV Legislature January 1872.
St. Albans has twelve sites on the National Register of Historic Places and their Historical Society frequently conducts historic walking home tours. The Archaeological site along the Kanawha River is one of the oldest in the United States with points dating back 9,000 years!!
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