Negro Run is a stream in Wood County, West Virginia, in the United States.[1]
History
editAccording to one account, Negro Run was so named when a black woman gave birth while camped along its banks.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Negro Run (West Virginia)
- ^ Bibbee, Fannie Roush (1928). "History Of Leachtown, West Va". West Virginia Archives & History. Archived from the original on April 15, 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
39°08′21″N 81°26′17″W / 39.13924°N 81.43818°W