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Pleasant Dale, West Virginia

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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Pleasant Dale, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Pleasant Dale, West Virginia is located in West VirginiaPleasant Dale, West VirginiaShow map of West VirginiaPleasant Dale, West Virginia is located in the United StatesPleasant Dale, West VirginiaShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 39°18′N 78°35′W / 39.300°N 78.583°W / 39.300; -78.583
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyHampshire
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1555374

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.

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.
Municipalities and communities of Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States
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