Brandywine, West Virginia

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Brandywine
Location of Brandywine in West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°37′19″N79°14′29″W / 38.62194°N 79.24139°W / 38.62194; -79.24139
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Pendleton
Area
[1]
  Total0.491 sq mi (1.27 km2)
  Land0.491 sq mi (1.27 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Population
 (2019) [2]
  Total147
  Density300/sq mi (120/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID2586770 [3]

Brandywine is a census-designated place (CDP) located on U.S. Highway 33 in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States. The town lies along the South Fork South Branch Potomac River at its confluence with Hawes Run. At the 2019 United States census, its population was 147. [2]

Located nearby within the George Washington National Forest is the Brandywine Recreation Area which includes Brandywine Lake, a reservoir on Hawes Run created by the South Fork Structure Number 13 Dam.

Located near Brandywine is the Old Probst Church, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [4]

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References

  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brandywine, West Virginia
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.