Power is an unincorporated community in Brooke County, West Virginia, United States.
Power, West Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 40°12′40″N 80°39′33″W / 40.21111°N 80.65917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Brooke |
Elevation | 669 ft (204 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS ID | 1555401[1] |
The community was named for a nearby power plant.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Power". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ 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. 505.