Blue Pennant, West Virginia

Blue Pennant
Unincorporated community
Blue Pennant
Location within the state of West Virginia
Blue Pennant
Blue Pennant (the US)
Coordinates: 37°58′15″N 81°33′34″W / 37.97083°N 81.55944°W / 37.97083; -81.55944Coordinates: 37°58′15″N 81°33′34″W / 37.97083°N 81.55944°W / 37.97083; -81.55944
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. 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

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blue Pennant, West Virginia
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Red Dragon WV post office
  3. 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.


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