Gladwin, West Virginia

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Gladwin
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Gladwin
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Gladwin
Gladwin (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°0′25″N79°32′41″W / 39.00694°N 79.54472°W / 39.00694; -79.54472
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Tucker
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)

Gladwin is an unincorporated community in Tucker County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is situated at the point where Glady Fork discharges into Dry Fork of Cheat River.

In 1943 and '44, the U.S. Army taught pack mule techniques at a mule school set up near Gladwin as part of the West Virginia Maneuver Area. [1]

References

  1. ""The Best Substitute" - U.S. Army Low-Mountain Training in the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains, 1943–1944" (PDF). Army History. No. Fall 2019. Kentucky National Guard. p. 17.