Waggy, West Virginia

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Waggy
Unincorporated community
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Waggy
Location within the state of West Virginia
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Waggy
Waggy (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°31′35″N80°39′10″W / 38.52639°N 80.65278°W / 38.52639; -80.65278
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Braxton and Nicholas
Elevation
1,873 ft (571 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1741126 [1]

Waggy was an unincorporated community on the border of Braxton and Nicholas counties, West Virginia, United States, located just west of the Webster County line on the road from Bays to Erbacon and a logging railroad from Ramp Run. It was also known as Rose Hill.

The community was named after Henry Waggy, a businessperson in the lumber industry. [2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waggy, 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. 653.
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