Waggy was an unincorporated community on the border of Braxton and Nicholas counties, West Virginia, United States, located just west of the Webster County line on the road from Bays to Erbacon and a logging railroad from Ramp Run. It was also known as Rose Hill.
Waggy | |
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  Waggy Location within the state of West Virginia  Waggy Waggy (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°31′35″N 80°39′10″W / 38.52639°N 80.65278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Braxton and Nicholas |
| Elevation | 1,873 ft (571 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS ID | 1741126[1] |
The community was named after Henry Waggy, a businessperson in the lumber industry.[2]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waggy, West Virginia
- ^ 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. 653.
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