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Pad Fork is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia. [1]

Pad Fork most likely derives its name from the lily pads along its course. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pad Fork
  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. 466.

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