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Chevaux De Frise, West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°9′22″N 81°1′7″W / 39.15611°N 81.01861°W / 39.15611; -81.01861
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Chevaux De Frise
Chevaux De Frise is located in West Virginia
Chevaux De Frise
Chevaux De Frise
Location within the state of West Virginia
Chevaux De Frise is located in the United States
Chevaux De Frise
Chevaux De Frise
Chevaux De Frise (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°9′22″N 81°1′7″W / 39.15611°N 81.01861°W / 39.15611; -81.01861
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRitchie
Elevation
840 ft (260 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1688942[1]

Chevaux De Frise is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States.

The etymology of the name of nearby Chevaux de Frise Run is disputed.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chevaux De Frise, 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. 170.