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Porterwood
Unincorporated community
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyTucker
Elevation
1,690 ft (520 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1552542[1]

Porterwood is an unincorporated community in Tucker County, West Virginia.

The community was named after William Porter, a railroad builder.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Porterwood, 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. 501.


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