Arden is a small unincorporated community located along the Tygart Valley River in Barbour County in the north central portion of the U.S. state of West Virginia.
Arden | |
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  Arden Location within the state of West Virginia  Arden Arden (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°12′37″N 79°59′35″W / 39.21028°N 79.99306°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  West Virginia |
| County |  Barbour |
| Elevation | 1,270 ft (390 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1535001[1] |
The Arden settlement was built up along a stretch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks; a narrow-gauge railroad was first laid through this area in the early 1880s. It had its own post office at one time.
The community is situated between two landmark rock formations: Hell's Gate and Devil's Den.
Notable person
edit- Ida Lilliard Reed (1865–1951), noted hymnwriter, lived nearby.
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