Swoopes Knobs

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Coordinates: 37°36′24″N 80°34′41″W / 37.60667°N 80.57806°W / 37.60667; -80.57806
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Swoopes Knobs is a ridge in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]

Swoopes Knobs was named after Joseph Swope, a pioneer settler.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swoopes Knobs
  2. ^ 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. 617.

37°36′24″N 80°34′41″W / 37.60667°N 80.57806°W / 37.60667; -80.57806


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