Tomahawk, West Virginia
Tomahawk | |
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![]() Tomahawk Springhouse | |
![]() ![]() Tomahawk Location within the state of West Virginia | |
Coordinates: 39°31′49″N 78°2′49″W / 39.53028°N 78.04694°WCoordinates: 39°31′49″N 78°2′49″W / 39.53028°N 78.04694°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Berkeley |
Elevation | 469 ft (143 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 1555816[1] |
Tomahawk is an unincorporated community on Back Creek in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States.[1] The community is named for a nearby series of springs in the shape of a tomahawk.[2] The community includes the historic , established c. 1745, and its adjacent community cemetery, which has gravestones dating to the late 18th century. The community lies 9.5 miles from Martinsburg.
Tomahawk Spring and the Park's Gap Bridge were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b "Tomahawk". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ 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. 628.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
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Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Berkeley County, West Virginia
- Unincorporated communities in West Virginia
- Eastern Panhandle geography stubs