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Waggy, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°31′35″N 80°39′10″W / 38.52639°N 80.65278°W / 38.52639; -80.65278
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Waggy
Waggy is located in West Virginia
Waggy
Waggy
Location within the state of West Virginia
Waggy is located in the United States
Waggy
Waggy
Waggy (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°31′35″N 80°39′10″W / 38.52639°N 80.65278°W / 38.52639; -80.65278
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBraxton and Nicholas
Elevation
1,873 ft (571 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1741126[1]

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.

The community was named after Henry Waggy, a businessperson in the lumber industry.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waggy, West Virginia
  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. 653.