Big Stick, West Virginia

Big Stick
Unincorporated community
Big Stick Location within the state of West Virginia Show map of West Virginia Big Stick Big Stick (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 37°41′45″N81°15′12″W / 37.69583°N 81.25333°W / 37.69583; -81.25333
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Raleigh
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)

Big Stick was an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. ^[1] It lies along County Route 3/2, beside Winding Gulf. This community is part of the Winding Gulf Coalfield in Raleigh County.

Name

This community got its name from Theodore Roosevelt's Big Stick Policy, which was based on a West African proverb, "Speak softly and carry a big stick."^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Big Stick". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.