'Extraordinary contributions': South Charleston named American WWII Heritage City

'Extraordinary contributions': South Charleston named American WWII Heritage City

South Charleston has been named West Virginia’s American World War II Heritage City, as announced Monday by the National Park Service. The designation honors the city’s role in arming the nation during the war, and is given to only one city or local jurisdiction in each state and territory. NPS gave the honor mostly for the wartime efforts of the South Charleston Naval Ordinance Plant, along with the city's chemical plants, Union Carbide and Wes…