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  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000726854
  CITY HOLDING CO
  000-11733
  25 GATEWATER ROAD
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  CHARLESTON
  WV
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  BUMGARNER DAVID L
  Officer
  Common
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  300 Summers St STE 500
  Charleston
  WV
  25301
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