Tomahawk, West Virginia

Tomahawk
Unincorporated community
Tomahawk Springhouse
Tomahawk
Location within the state of West Virginia
Tomahawk
Tomahawk (the US)
Coordinates: 39°31′49″N 78°2′49″W / 39.53028°N 78.04694°W / 39.53028; -78.04694Coordinates: 39°31′49″N 78°2′49″W / 39.53028°N 78.04694°W / 39.53028; -78.04694
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Berkeley
Elevation 469 ft (143 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID 1555816[1]

Tomahawk is an unincorporated community on Back Creek in Berkeley County, West Virginia.[1] The community is named for a nearby series of springs in the shape of a tomahawk.[2] The community includes the historic Tomahawk Presbyterian Church, established c. 1745, and its adjacent community cemetery, which has gravestones dating to the late 18th century.

Tomahawk Spring and the Park's Gap Bridge were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tomahawk". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  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. 628.
  3. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.