Pickle Street, West Virginia

Pickle Street, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Pickle Street

Location within the state of West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°1′10″N 80°41′40″W / 39.01944°N 80.69444°W / 39.01944; -80.69444Coordinates: 39°1′10″N 80°41′40″W / 39.01944°N 80.69444°W / 39.01944; -80.69444
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Lewis
Elevation 797 ft (243 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS ID 1544800[1]

Pickle Street is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States, on U.S. Route 33 along Leading Creek.[2] It is mostly a residential area, but it has an auction house.

Name Origin

At a general store near Pickle Street, but before it was established, asking for pickles was a code for whiskey.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pickle Street, West Virginia
  2. West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 35. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.


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