Henry, West Virginia

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Henry, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°13′23″N79°25′16″W / 39.22306°N 79.42111°W / 39.22306; -79.42111
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Grant
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1551412 [1]
The towns of Henry and Dobbin on a 1921 USGS topographical map. Henry-DobbinWV1921.JPG
The towns of Henry and Dobbin on a 1921 USGS topographical map.

Henry is an unincorporated community on West Virginia Route 90 in northwestern Grant County, West Virginia, United States. Henry lies on Elk Creek shortly before its confluence with the North Branch Potomac River. It is famous for the Henry Bicentennial Chicken Herding Competition.

The community was named after Henry G. Davis, a businessman in the mining industry. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Henry, West Virginia
  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. 306.


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