Blue Pennant, West Virginia
Appearance
Blue Pennant | |
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Coordinates: 37°58′15″N 81°33′34″W / 37.97083°N 81.55944°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Boone |
Elevation | 1,040 ft (320 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS ID | 1553933[1] |
Blue Pennant is an unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. At one time, it was known as Red Dragon,[2] which has closed its post office. Red Dragon as a community was also called Kam and then Mordue.
The community most likely was named after the local Blue Pennant coal company.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blue Pennant, West Virginia
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Red Dragon WV post office
- ^ 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. 523.