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Coordinates: 37°36′15″N 81°55′55″W / 37.6042754°N 81.9320647°W / 37.6042754; -81.9320647
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Twisted Gun Gap (elevation: 1,473 feet (449 m)) is a gap in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]

According to tradition, Twisted Gun Gap was named from an incident when a trapped pioneer twisted his gun to render it useless to the Indians.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Twisted Gun Gap
  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. 638.

37°36′15″N 81°55′55″W / 37.6042754°N 81.9320647°W / 37.6042754; -81.9320647


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