Ridgedale, Monongalia County, West Virginia

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Coordinates: 39°32′49″N79°56′8″W / 39.54694°N 79.93556°W / 39.54694; -79.93556 Coordinates: 39°32′49″N79°56′8″W / 39.54694°N 79.93556°W / 39.54694; -79.93556
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County Flag of Monongalia County, West Virginia.svg Monongalia
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1,529 ft (466 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1555479 [1]

Ridgedale is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States.

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Ridgedale is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located within a horseshoe bend in the South Branch Potomac River between the communities of Blues Beach and Wappocomo. Ridgedale is named for the recently restored 1835 plantation built by George W. Washington, also known as Washington Bottom Farm. Washington's plantation obtained its name due to its location at the foot of Mill Creek Ridge at its northernmost extent. Ridgedale is located off the South Branch Valley Railroad and is accessible from West Virginia Route 28 by way of Washington Road. Ridgedale once had a post office and a school in operation there. Today, Ridgedale consists of the old Washington farm and a number of summer camps, cabins, and vacation homes on the South Branch.

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