Horseshoe Run (Cheat River tributary) explained

Horseshoe Run is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is a tributary of the Cheat River.

Horseshoe Run was so named because it enters the Cheat at Horseshoe Bend, a horseshoe-shaped meander in the river.[1]

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39.1522°N -79.6614°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kenny, Hamill. West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. 1945. The Place Name Press. Piedmont, WV. 314.

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