Miracle Run (West Virginia) Explained

Miracle Run is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is in Battelle District of Monongalia County.

Miracle Run was not named for wondrous phenomena, but rather for the pioneering Mirale (or Merrical) family which first settled in the area in 1773.[1]

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39.72°N -80.2414°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. 421–422.

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