Palestine, Wirt County, West Virginia
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Palestine, Wirt County, West Virginia
For other uses, see Palestine (disambiguation).
| Palestine | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
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| Coordinates: 39°1′48″N 81°24′24″W / 39.03°N 81.40667°WCoordinates: 39°1′48″N 81°24′24″W / 39.03°N 81.40667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Wirt |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
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Palestine is an unincorporated community in Wirt County, West Virginia, in the United States. It is located at the confluence of the Little Kanawha River and Reedy Creek,[1] at 39°01′48″N 81°24′24″W / 39.03°N 81.40667°W, at an elevation of 682 feet (208 m).[2] Its ZIP code is 26160.[3] The community was named for Palestine.[4]
Prior to 1905, the name of Palestine's post office was Reedy Ripple, to distinguish its name from a community named "Palatine" in Marion County; the name "Reedy Ripple" derived from an accumulation of gravel in the Little Kanawha River at the mouth of Reedy Creek.[4] Palestine gained notice in 2003 for being the hometown of Jessica Lynch.
The Buffalo Church near Palestine was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[5]
References
- ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 33. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
- ^ Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Palestine (Feature ID #1544536)". http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1544536. Retrieved 2007-05-06.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=26160. Retrieved 2007-05-06.
- ^ a b Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, West Virginia: The Place Name Press. pp. 470–471.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
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