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Porters Falls, West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°34′47″N 80°46′34″W / 39.57972°N 80.77611°W / 39.57972; -80.77611
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Porters Falls
Porters Falls is located in West Virginia
Porters Falls
Porters Falls
Location within the state of West Virginia
Porters Falls is located in the United States
Porters Falls
Porters Falls
Porters Falls (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°34′47″N 80°46′34″W / 39.57972°N 80.77611°W / 39.57972; -80.77611
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyWetzel
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
26162

Porters Falls (also Little Morgantown, Morgantown, or Porter's Falls) is an unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. It lies at an elevation of 682 feet (208 m).[1]

The first settlement at Porters Falls was made in 1818.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Porters Falls, West Virginia
  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. 501.