Parrott, Virginia

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Parrott, Virginia
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Parrott, Virginia
Location of Belspring in Virginia
Coordinates: 37°12′18″N80°36′56″W / 37.20500°N 80.61556°W / 37.20500; -80.61556
Country United States
State Virginia
County Pulaski
Area
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,785 ft (544 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1486071 [1]

Parrott is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pulaski County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the United States Census, 2017 was 509

The town was named after John Henry Parrott Jr.(1847-1930). Parrott started the Pulaski Anthracite coal mine in 1902 and was the mine's general manager and probable shareholder. [2]

Parrott is bordered by the New River which is the oldest river system on the North American continent and second only to the Nile River in Africa as the oldest river in the world. It flows northward rather than southward like most of the other major rivers along the eastern seaboard. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Parrott, Virginia
  2. "Family Notes December 2016". www.p-rr-tt.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  3. "New River | VDGIF". www.dgif.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2017-05-15.