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The Flatwoods monster (also known as the Braxton County monster, Braxie, or the Phantom of Flatwoods), in West Virginia folklore, is a creature reported to have been sighted in the town of Flatwoods in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States, on September 12, 1952, after a bright light crossed the night sky. Investigators now suggest the light was a meteor and the creature was a barn owl perched in a tree with shadows making it appear to be a large humanoid.
website: http://www.flatwoodsmonster.com
Westsylvania was a proposed state of the United States located in what is now West Virginia, southwestern Pennsylvania, and small parts of Kentucky, Maryland, and Virginia. First proposed early in the American Revolution, Westsylvania would have been the fourteenth state in the newly formed United States, had it been recognized.
Exchange is an unincorporated community and ghost town in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States that has the ZIP code of 26619. The town was a stopping point on the former Coal and Coke Railway.
USGS GNIS ID: 1538778
Cedar Creek is a tributary of the Little Kanawha River, 31.7 miles (51.0 km) long, in central West Virginia in the United States. Via the Little Kanawha and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 81 square miles (210 km2) in a rural region on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.
USGS GNIS ID: 1537127
Saltlick Creek is a tributary of the Little Kanawha River, 17.7 miles (28.5 km) long, located in central West Virginia in the United States. Via the Little Kanawha and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 49 square miles (130 km2) in a rural region on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.
USGS GNIS ID: 1546315
The Battle of Bulltown was a small skirmish fought during the American Civil War near Bulltown in Braxton County, West Virginia on October 13, 1863.
The Birch River is a tributary of the Elk River in rural central West Virginia in the United States, on the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau. It rises near the town of Cowen in western Webster County, and flows generally WNW through northern Nicholas County and southern Braxton County, where it joins the Elk. Tributaries are Millcreek, Polemic Creek, and Skyles Creek.
USGS GNIS ID: 1550362
Bulltown is an extinct town in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.
USGS GNIS ID: 11452
Cunningham House and Outbuildings, also known as Cunningham Farm, is a historic home located near Napier, Braxton County, West Virginia. The house dates to the 1830s, and is a two-story, log structure sided with white clapboards. Also located on the property is a food cellar and granary. The buildings are representative of traditional central West Virginia subsistence farming techniques. The site was purchased by the Army Corps of Engineers during the development of Burnsville Lake, and is administered as part of the Bulltown Historic Area.
NRHP reference number: 84003510
The Holly River is a tributary of the Elk River in central West Virginia in the United States. Via the Elk, Kanawha, and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 148 square miles (380 km2) in a rural region of the Allegheny Mountains. It is approximately 3.9 miles (6.3 km) long, or 28 miles (45 km) including its Left Fork. The river was named for the holly bushes along its course.
USGS GNIS ID: 1540396
Cutlips Fork is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
USGS GNIS ID: 1537948
Bower is an extinct town in Braxton County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.
USGS GNIS ID: 1549605
Old Woman Run is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
USGS GNIS ID: 1544376
Sleith Fork is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The stream consists of Upper Sleith Fork and Lower Sleith Fork.
Sleith is an extinct town in Braxton County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
USGS GNIS ID: 1727293
Westfall Fork is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
USGS GNIS ID: 1548964
Strange Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It was named after William Strange, a pioneer who became lost on a surveying trip in the mountains and was not seen again.
USGS GNIS ID: 1547580
Granny's Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is a tributary of the Elk River.
USGS GNIS ID: 1539584
Little Otter Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
USGS GNIS ID: 1542182
Union Civil War Fortification, also known as Bulltown Civil War Site, is a historic archaeological site located near Napier, Braxton County, West Virginia. The site relates to the American Civil War Battle of Bulltown, that took place on October 13, 1863. During test excavations in the 1970s, remnants of structures, features, and artifacts were recovered. The site was purchased by the Army Corps of Engineers during the development of Burnsville Lake, and is administered as part of the Bulltown Historic Area.
NRHP reference number: 84003515
WSGB is a classic hits formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Sutton, West Virginia, serving Sutton and Braxton County, West Virginia. WSGB is owned and operated by Summit Media Broadcasting, LLC.
website: http://www.theboss97fm.com/wsgb.html
Waggy was an unincorporated community on the border of Braxton and Nicholas counties, West Virginia, United States, located just west of the Webster County line on the road from Bays to Erbacon and a logging railroad from Ramp Run. It was also known as Rose Hill.
USGS GNIS ID: 1741126
Weston and Gauley Bridge Turnpike is a segment of a historic turnpike and hiking trail located at Burnsville, Braxton County, West Virginia. It is a 10 mile long section of trail, approximately 20 feet in width, with an unpaved surface. It is administered by the Army Corps of Engineers. The route was built starting in 1847 to provide access to Sutton for transport of product to grist mills and sawmills, access to the Bulltown sawmills and salt works, and farmland in Lewis, Braxton, and Nicholas counties. During the American Civil War, the turnpike was used in 1861 by Union troops to move to take control of western Virginia. It was also critical in the movement of troops during the Battle of Bulltown on October 13, 1863.
NRHP reference number: 98001430
William Edgar Haymond House is a historic home located at Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia. It was designed in 1894, and is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame dwelling in the Queen Anne-style. It sits on a sandstone foundation and features a porch supported by four round Doric order columns. Also on the property is a garage dated to the 1920s.
NRHP reference number: 04000356
Windy Run Grade School, also known as Windy Run School, is a historic one-room school located near Tesla, Braxton County, West Virginia. It was built in 1889, and is a one-story wood-frame structure measuring 24 feet wide and 28 feet deep. Also on the property is a small, gable roofed privy. It ceased use as a school in 1963.
NRHP reference number: 84003518
Michael Smith House is a historic home located near Cedarville, Gilmer County, West Virginia. The original section, measuring 22 feet by 19 feet, was built in 1848, and constructed of large hand-hewn logs supported by a foundation of rock pillars spaced about ten feet apart. In 1878, a log addition, 18 feet by 19 feet, was added to the west end of the log house. The house has a six-foot porch across the entire front. The house was built as part of a settlement of German immigrants.
NRHP reference number: 06000902
Old Sutton High School, also known as Sutton Grade School, was a historic school located at Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia. It was built in 1906, and was a three-story red brick building. It measured 68 feet by 64 feet and featured a three-story, truncated entrance tower. It housed eight classrooms, a full basement, and an auditorium on the third floor. Rooms had high, pressed tin ceilings.
NRHP reference number: 79002570
Riffle is an unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. Riffle is located along the Elk River Railroad at the junction of County Routes 5/6, 6/6, and 7/6, 5.75 miles (9.25 km) north-northwest of Sutton.
USGS GNIS ID: 1545588
The Right Fork Little Kanawha River is a tributary of the Little Kanawha River, 14.1 miles (22.7 km) long, in central West Virginia in the United States. Via the Little Kanawha and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 37.6 square miles (97 km2) in a rural region.
USGS GNIS ID: 1545666
Thrash was an unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office is closed.
USGS GNIS ID: 1727384
Street address: 1208 State Street, Gassaway, WV 26624 (from Wikidata)
Street address: 630 Elk Street, Gassaway, WV 26624 (from Wikidata)
Street address: 536 Elk Street, Gassaway, WV 26624 (from Wikidata)