Pleasant Dale, West Virginia

Pleasant Dale, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Coordinates: 39°18′N 78°35′W / 39.300°N 78.583°W / 39.300; -78.583Coordinates: 39°18′N 78°35′W / 39.300°N 78.583°W / 39.300; -78.583
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Hampshire
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID 1555374[1]

Pleasant Dale is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Pleasant Dale is located between Capon Bridge and Augusta on the Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. Route 50). Tearcoat Creek flows through Pleasant Dale and offers whitewater rafting in the Spring from the U.S. Route 50 bridge to its confluence with the North River.

The community was named for a scenic dale near the town site.[2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pleasant Dale, 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. 493.


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