Switchback,_West_Virginia

Switchback, West Virginia

Switchback, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

Switchback is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Switchback had its own high school in operation from 1923 to 1953.

For other uses, see Switchback (disambiguation).
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The community's name most likely refers to the shape of nearby railroad tracks.[2] The James Ellwood Jones House and Pocahontas Fuel Company Store were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Switchback, 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. 616.
  3. [3]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.


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