Blue Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
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Blue Sulphur Springs, West Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 37°49′30″N 80°38′10″W / 37.82500°N 80.63611°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Greenbrier |
Elevation | 1,654 ft (504 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area codes | 304 & 681 |
GNIS feature ID | 1549600[1] |
Blue Sulphur Springs is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Blue Sulphur Springs is north of Alderson. It is named for a mineral spring near the original town site, distinguishing it from the larger and better-known White Sulphur Springs in the same county.[2] It was the site of the Blue Sulphur Springs Resort, of which only the pavilion remains.
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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. 121.