Big Stick, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

37°41′45″N 81°15′12″W / 37.69583°N 81.25333°W / 37.69583; -81.25333CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCounty RaleighTime zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Big Stick was an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.^[1] It lies along County Route 3/2, beside Winding Gulf. This community is part of the Winding Gulf Coalfield in Raleigh County.

Name

This community got its name from Theodore Roosevelt's Big Stick Policy, which was based on a West African proverb, "Speak softly and carry a big stick."^{[citation needed]}