Pickle Street, West Virginia
Pickle Street, West Virginia | |
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Unincorporated community | |
![]() ![]() Pickle Street ![]() ![]() Pickle Street Location within the state of West Virginia | |
Coordinates: 39°1′10″N 80°41′40″W / 39.01944°N 80.69444°WCoordinates: 39°1′10″N 80°41′40″W / 39.01944°N 80.69444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Lewis |
Elevation | 797 ft (243 m) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
GNIS ID | 1544800[1] |
Pickle Street is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States, on U.S. Route 33 along Leading Creek.[2] It is mostly a residential area, but it has an auction house.
Name Origin
At a general store near Pickle Street, but before it was established, asking for pickles was a code for whiskey.
References
- Coleman West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer
- Names of Towns and Cities in WV
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pickle Street, West Virginia
- ↑ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 35. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
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