Osage, West Virginia

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Pool in Osage in 1946 with swimmers and Rear Admiral Joel T. Boone
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Osage
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Osage
Osage (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°39′31″N80°00′27″W / 39.65861°N 80.00750°W / 39.65861; -80.00750
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of West Virginia.svg  West Virginia
County Flag of Monongalia County, West Virginia.svg Monongalia
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873 ft (266 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1544449 [1]

Osage is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. It lies across the Monongahela River from Morgantown.

The community was named after the Osage Indians. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Osage, 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. 462.