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'''Webster''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Taylor County, West Virginia]]. It lies four miles south of [[Grafton, West Virginia|Grafton]]. Its elevation is 1,019 feet above sea level.

== History ==
Webster became a junction on the [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]] in 1854. Webster was the location of a Union encampment during the [[American Civil War]]. It was the birthplace of [[Anna Jarvis|Anna Marie Jarvis]], the founder of [[Mother's Day]] as a national holiday in the United States.  Her birthplace, known as the [[Anna Jarvis House]], was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1979.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2009a}}</ref>

The village of Webster should not be confused with [[Webster County, West Virginia|Webster County]], West Virginia or its county seat, [[Webster Springs, West Virginia|Webster Springs]].

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{{Taylor County, West Virginia}}

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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Taylor County, West Virginia]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in West Virginia]]
[[Category:Clarksburg micropolitan area]]


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