Plymouth,_West_Virginia

Plymouth, West Virginia

Plymouth, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

Plymouth is an unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States.

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The town is located north of the mouth of Guano Creek on the Kanawha River along West Virginia Route 62.

The community was named after Plymouth, Pennsylvania, the native home of two mining officials.[2]

Much of the community is now located within the Amherst-Plymouth Wildlife Management Area.

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plymouth, West Virginia
  2. [2]
    Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 494.


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