Blue Pennant, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
37°58′15″N 81°33′34″W / 37.97083°N 81.55944°W / 37.97083; -81.55944CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyBooneElevation
1,040 ft (320 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)GNIS ID1553933[1]

Blue Pennant is an unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. At one time, it was known as Red Dragon,[2] which has closed its post office. Red Dragon as a community was also called Kam and then Mordue.

The community most likely was named after the local Blue Pennant coal company.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blue Pennant, West Virginia
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Red Dragon WV post office
  3. ^ 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. 523.
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