Canoe Run is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1] It is a tributary of West Fork River.

Canoe Run received its name from an incident when pioneers found a canoe there left by Indians.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canoe Run
  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. 152.

38°56′10″N 80°29′46″W / 38.93611°N 80.49611°W / 38.93611; -80.49611



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