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Shanghai, West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°26′29″N 78°7′56″W / 39.44139°N 78.13222°W / 39.44139; -78.13222
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Shanghai
Shanghai, WV at the main intersection
Shanghai, WV at the main intersection
Shanghai is located in West Virginia
Shanghai
Shanghai
Location within the state of West Virginia
Shanghai is located in the United States
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Shanghai (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°26′29″N 78°7′56″W / 39.44139°N 78.13222°W / 39.44139; -78.13222
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBerkeley
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1546614[1]

Shanghai is an unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia. The town is nestled in Back Creek Valley between Leading Ridge and North Mountain. Shanghai lies at the junction of West Virginia Secondary Route 7 (Back Creek Valley Road) and Secondary Route 18[2] (Tuscarora Pike).

The community was named after a local lumber company, the Shanghai Manufacturing Association.[3] The Baldwin-Grantham House in Shanghai is a historic home listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shanghai, West Virginia
  2. ^ https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=39.3401407+N,+78.0624290+W&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=%2B39%C2%B0+20%27+25.42%22,+-78%C2%B0+3%27+44.52%22&gl=us&ei=f3WYTbfcLumN0QGavZT1Cw&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CBUQ8gEwAA
  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. 567.