Crab Run (West Virginia)

Crab Run is a stream located entirely within Ritchie County, West Virginia.[1] It is a tributary of South Fork Hughes River.

Crab Run was descriptively named on account of crayfish in its waters.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crab Run (West Virginia)
  2. ^ Cox, William J. (Feb 22, 1979). "County placenames among most colorful, imaginative in country". The Pennsboro News. p. 2. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

39°04′05″N 81°07′18″W / 39.06818°N 81.12175°W / 39.06818; -81.12175


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